Finally got the weeds back under control after they had gone mad with all the rain. Took me an age to do but I found it quite therapeutic.
The pumpkins are still going strong. I’ve curled their shoots away from my leeks but now they are crossing the path between the bed they are in and the bed with my tomatoes and lettuces! Really not doing them again, they take up too much room! But baby pumpkins have started to grow so the kids will be happy at Halloween.
Sown some more radishes after finishing off all of my first crop. I’ve gone slightly different with the next lot and gone for Spanish Black Radish and Bluemoon and Redmoon F1 Hybrid mix (given to me by one of my lovely alotment neighbours). They will bring some funky colours to my salads, I just hope the taste isn’t funky as well!
I want more unusual varieties like these radishes as I don’t want to just grow stuff I can pick up at my local shop. Next year when I plan ahead properly, I’m going to be opting for things/varieties that I can’t just go out and buy from the shop or that is expensive to buy. If I grow carrots and they taste just like the ones I can get from the shop for 50p then I don’t want to waste space on my plot on them.
I found I had a bit more room in one of my beds to sow some more seeds. Well, I say that I found some more room, however it was down to some keen hoeing of weeds that actually turned out to be beetroot seedlings… I have decided to put some turnips in there now. Fingers crossed I don’t destroy these!
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If you can find an old step ladder, next time plant a pumpkin vine under it. The vines will climb up and over, taking up much less ground space. And, you can nip off the ends of the vines when they reach a path. It will encourage the plant to set and ripen more pumpkins rather than growing more vines.
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That’s a brilliant idea! Thank you, I might just try them again!
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