Just been watching a vid i taped for George last Wednesday off BBC 2, “Grow your own veg“.
Funny time to show it cus we’re already in the middle of summer, but It’ll be a useful resource for next year’s garden i guess.
Seems like we got some things not quite right!
Could have dug the pots deeper. Could have planted the cauli’s firmer. Could have been mulching the runner beans with cardboard, etc etc.
Oh well. Things have still grown anyway. The pots haven’t had blight on them. We’re chuffed to monkeys at how much yield we’ve had out of them. (Georgi would eat a bowl of her spuds on their own I’m sure)
The runner beans might still make a late run for glory.
Loads of toms are on their way too.
George has cropped a nice bag full of calabrese into the freezer.
The cauli’s don’t look like they’ll amount to much. The curds are seperating like this
A firm round cauli is the test of a “proper” gardener (along with perfectly tipped asparagus spears)
Anyway, no need to get too pressured or precious about it. The “produce” is all great – but it’s not the only value the garden has.
So much to delight in.
Those pairs of white butterflies flutter-fluttering around the cabbages….. the dappled shade under the apple tree…. sun-hungry poppies waving in the bees….. bats blipping across the twilight….
And the great thing is, you always get another go to grow next year what didn’t quite make it this.
Asparagus here we come!
We’re gonna grow and grow.
Every damm thing!
