A Good Season

[droid 11]

Is it just me, or is stuff growing really well in the allottment this season?

[North Country Boy 0]

Im having a bit of a mixed start to the growing season in Worksop, Notts. Built 2 raised beds last year 3.6m x 2m and only managed to get 1 full of soil before the growing season, parsnips, leeks and sprouts all have done very well as have my lettuces and strawberrys, nursery bought tomato plants x 6 also doing very well as my home sown ones did not do too good. Potatos all seem to be thriving in the potato bags i put them in. Having a bit of a nightmare with my pumpkin plants though as they do not seem to have taken in the other raised bed which i filled with soil dug from various parts of my garden. Spring onions didnt take at all and my rocket has very quickly gone to seed, also struggling with my blueberry bush wich doesnt seem to have grown an inch since i planted it 2 years ago.

[droid 11]

My Rocket bolted too....

Parsnips are a bit slow (but that's parsnips for you) but my chervil is doing nicely, the garlic's already been harvested, carrots are doing OK and broad beans are going bonkers.

 

Beetroot's looking good too.

[North Country Boy 0]

Have to say my parsnips, whilst slow to germinate, are doing really well, even my allotment holder neighbour has commented how well they are doing. Have to stay on his good side as he drops me produce off daily from his allotment, some mornings i cant wait to open the front door, 20 rhubarb stalks, a carrier bag full of potatos and a carrier bag full of spring greens this morning.