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The allotment in June 2017
It's been an
exciting month at the allotment. June is the first proper month in
which every time you visit the plot you come home with baskets full
of home grown goodies.
First up is
boat full of strawberries. As we only put the plants in last year
this is our first crop from them. We selected three different
varieties and you can easily tell the difference between them. The
Elsanta ones are huge! Apparently this year has been particularly
good for strawberry growers thanks to the mild winter and the
combination of rain and sunshine to plump and ripen them.
Where there
are strawberries there are also raspberries! We've been having to
visit the plot on a daily basis to keep picking what has ripened
during the day. There doesn't seem to be any problem eating it all
though.
The rhubarb
is never ending at the moment. We are using it in crumbles and
cordial. Batches of it are being passed on to be used in jam and
chutney.
We've also
had our very first pick of peas. I sowed them directly into the
ground and I was worried they might not germinate but they did and
have produced a nice selection of plump pods. We had our first taste
of them with our Father's Day meal and we have never tasted peas as
sweet. We're planning to sow a much bigger patch next year.
Our other
crops are coming along well. We have rows and rows of potatoes and
the ones we didn't have room for in the ground have gone in a bag in
the greenhouse. Hopefully next month we should be able to dig up our
first earlies.
The
courgette trial is continuing. We are seeing which provides the best
results between growing in the ground, in pots in the greenhouse and
outside at home on our patio. There's also two types of courgettes
with one yellow and one green variety.
The last
report of the month is the onion field. It takes quite a bit of
weeding to keep it in order but it is worth it. Here's to July!
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