Green and pleasant land...

[mrph]

In lieu of a proper post, another update-in-the-form-of-a-list. The gardening seems to be going pretty well. This is surprising me a little bit...

Currently, the fruit and vegetable collection in the garden itself consists of:

• Broad (fava) beans ('The Sutton')
• Radishes ('Jolly' and 'Cherry Belle')
• Garlic ('Solent Wight')
• Spring Onions ('North Holland Blood Red)
• Parsnip ('Tender and True')
• Hamburg Parsley
• Rhubarb ('Champagne')
• Gooseberry ('Hinnomaki Yellow)
• Quince ('Vranja')
• Asparagus ('Mary Washington')

A few more thngs will be added later in the year - sprouts, mizuba, kailan, borlotti beans, chicory etc. I've got quite a bit of space to play with (due to lack of lawn), so it's really a question of time and effort...

...and still in pots, waiting to be planted out once they're bigger and/or a bit more space has been cleared, we have:

• Kale ('Westland Winter')
• Tomatoes ("Black Krim")
• Strawberries ('Mara De Bois'  and 'Cambridge Late Pine')
• Cucumbers ('Marketmore')
• Jerusalem Artichokes ('Fuseau')

I did also attempt some aubergines, but they didn't wish to cooperate - I didn't get a single seedling from them. :-(

Comments

[redandfiery.livejournal.com]

I've found aubergines difficult to germinate, too. Maybe they need a heated propagator to get them going.

You don't mention courgettes - if you don't hate them, I'd recommend adding a couple of plants to your to-do list. The yellow varieties are especially nommy, and very productive.

I've spent all weekend in my garden, which had reverted to jungle over the last two wet summers when I slacked off. The third nearest the house is looking neat and tidy now, and I have set lots of bean seeds and veggies in the cold frame so they'll be ready to be planted out when I've tackled the rest of the garden.

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Mmm. I was considering courgettes - it's just a matter of space and time, I think...