Shoots and leaves...
The whims and woes, highs and lows, of trying to grow fruit and veg in Nordic latitudes.
This year the garden is in quite good shape... wfh has it upsides. No commute. So after work I am a short stroll from the garden and the polytunnel. That helps with keeping the weeds down and picking the fruit and veg when it's at its best. And, of course, I was here to water every day during the hot, dry spell in June.
Here's a quick list of what's in the veg garden: Potatoes - Timo and Annabelle Carrots - Early Nantes Leeks - early and late, always do well Onions - red, yellow and shallots Peas Beans - broad beans (ready to pick); runner beans (I had to sow three times before they germinated) and French beans (a disaster this year, I have re-sown but they will be very late) Asparagus - we had a lot of nice fat spears Lettuce - can't remember the variety (round ones) Beetroot (had to re-sow) Parsnips Kale Courgettes Then flat-leaf parsley, Moroccan mint, dill, sage, thyme, French sorrel, chives, lavender, and rucola (under the net curtains in the pic - the first sowing was devoured by pests) Strawberries (rather a lot of them this year - polka) Blueberries Rhubarb And in the polytunnel: Winter squash - uchiki kuri, butternut, musquée de Provence etc etc Watermelon - worth a try Cucamelons Cucumbers - Saladin (we have had a lot already) Tomatoes - various, off to a good start but now stalled Peppers - slow start Aubergines - in flower And... I'm trying to sprout some ginger! Patience required.
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