I do like May. Sometimes March and April can be really hard work in the garden. Having only moved into our cottage in January we had so much to do! May is time to slow down a little and watch everything grow. This is the month the greenhouse lives up to it’s name and starts to go green!
Tomato’s, peppers and Courgette and Radish’s are growing well (pics below). Amazing how you notice them grow if your away for a day or two. They look like they have doubled in size!
Finally my “Black Enorma” Aubergine seeds have germinated and are growing nicely. I am growing to plant a couple of them into the Big tub in the greenhouse with the pepper and radishes.
Last week I made a potato planter out of some old pallets. It’s a bit rough and ready but I don’t think the potatoes will mind. I put in about eight “seeds” Some Desiree reds some early Scottish and some Tesco specials! Should provide a nice mixture. I am using a mix of home made compost and straw grow them in.
This week I planted my Pea’s out in the big bed in the garden. I am moving away from my usual bamboo cane method and am trying to create a “pea hedge” to do this I harvested some Hazel “pea sticks” from the coppice up the lane. I then chopped the top three foot of bushy top off and pushed them into the soil. With the remaining five feet of cane I made supports for the hedge by looping them into the ground.
In the picture above you can also see that my first round of runner beans are in!
I too have some hydroponic experiments going on! The entire root system of one of these Strawberry plant is suspended in the pond! It seems to like it.
I am really enjoying the spring sunshine. I have apple Blossom on the tree for the first time! and the Moorland plants that surround our house are looking fantastic! I eat my breakfast looking over this flower arrangement Hayley made from Gorse and Blackthorn flowers from the Garden.
