The garlic is looking good, and has now been interplanted - one bed with sweetcorn, and another with courgettes. The garlic will be coming out of the ground quite soon, leaving plenty of space for the other crops.

 

We decided to grow some Borlotti beans in the end - they look pretty as well as tasting good, and they also freeze very well if we don't feel like drying them.

 

The initial plants were raised in the greenhouse and then planted out. Further seeds have been sown direct in the same rows to extend the cropping time.

 

 

Tomatoes have been installed in growbags - some I did raise myself, but others bought from a local plant fair - a variety I've never heard of, so an unknown quantity. We also have some cucumbers and gourds, and lots of pickling gherkins which we allow to ramble through the borders. They seem to like it and crop quite well.

Mangetout peas have been sown direct, but have not germinated as yet. Hope it's not the mice eating them.

 

We have quite a big herb garden, but it's nice to have some close to the kitchen, hence the collection of pots.