Shoots and leaves...
The whims and woes, highs and lows, of trying to grow fruit and veg in Nordic latitudes.
Didn't get here until midday as I stopped on the way to but a couple of tomato plants, Also got a chilli plant, but not sure how hot it is. Anyway, it is warm, dry and slightly breezy so everything is drying out very quickly. I watered all the grow bags in the polytunnel and the plants which are still in pots: cucumbers, pumpkins. I also weeded the butternut squash. I planted the two tomato plants in the grow-bags and tied them up with string so they can climb. After lunch I spent a few hours weeding the vegetable garden. The carrots are full of weeds as are all the onions. It's a slow job as I still haven't managed to buy a new weeding hook (the shop says they are on order) which is my favourite tool for weeding. I tied up the asparagus and picked a few more. I also found the old CDs from last yesr so I hung them above the strawberries to keep the birds off - we have plenty of strawberries but it will be another 10 days before any are ready to eat. Peter said her will put nets over them when he comes down at the end of the week. I watered everything, weeded the beetroot and filled the gaps. One bag of seed must've been past its best-before date. This evening I planted one batch of leeks and will do the other roll tomorrow. Our neighbour starts them off for us. She has a really clever method (rolling up the seeds in a bin liner, see the photos), I've tried to do something similar but without success.
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