The last week has been really hot, and we'd been watering every couple of days, but on Saturday the heavens opened and it rained all day, over an inch of rain.
The weeds were coming up again as usual, so we spent a good bulk of time getting rid of them.
The swedes needed thinning out, and are going great guns.
Everything is looking really good. The brassicas are bedding in nicely, and the peas are racing ahead.
Managed to plant 100 leaks also. Hope they are going to be better than last year !
Below are the leaks, planted in the top patch ...
Sarah planting out the leeks using an old curtain rail cut down as the dibber. The leaks were grown in modules before planting out. We didn't bother topping/tailing them.
The brassicas are still looking good
The peas are romping ahead
Matt thinning out the swedes. Apparently he takes great pleasure in choosing which seedling lives, and which dies ...
Matt's putting the thinnings into a pot, rather than discarding them. After thinning the seedlings are buried to avoid the cabbage root fly being attracted to the smell of bruised foliage.
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