Saturday, 15 August 2015

veggies by me

So back in May the Chook and I planted up a bunch of seeds in little pots for our newly built raised bed. I was amazed when they came up!

I was even more stunned when they started to thrive in my wee garden in June - even the stuff seeded right into the soil!

We have had a terrible, terrible summer in Scotland. Chook has had shorts on twice and not since the first week in July. But when we got home from holiday in the middle of July this is what we were met with. Result!! 

Well last weekend Spouse decided to tidy the bed up a bit and try and contain the finger sized slugs that were decimating anything remotely leafy. And came back in with a handful of carrots and red onions!

Not to be outdone I found some baby turnips and a red beetroot!

Here's our final haul.

Yes, the carrots are round (!!) And the slugs really did have a mighty go at that cabbage, there's not much left. But the peas are amazing (we've had loads) and my Little Gem lettuces are shop worthy. I still have a couple of big cabbages, brocolli coming on fabulously and green beans appearing. More peas and beetroot, too. So I think we can say the wee veggie patch was a succeess! Next year? Slug control!! And hopefully some sun coz my tomatoes are pitiful. But no bad, eh? 

8 comments:

  1. brilliant work! Round carrots will be the next big thing I'm sure of it!

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  2. Hahahhaa....can't get over those carrots!:) Yes....good crop.....consider the cabbage the sacrificial veggie...every garden needs one!:) This year ours was Brussel sprouts!

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  3. we had round carrots too this year, great as they seemed to grow better for us in our heavy soil and our turnips turned out to be white beetroot. Actually quite nice. Your veggie plot looks great. Hoping for a better year next year

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  4. I've never seen round carrots. Your garden is lovely. I am hoping to make some raised beds this fall and grow some vegetables next summer.

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  5. Slugs.... ah the bane of gardeners. Try Nemotodes, they work well and reduce the population over several years as you keep using them.

    Try Alys Fowler's new book it is all about growing lots of veggies in small spaces. She can't do anything about the weather of course.....

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  6. If you want slug pellets that are wildlife friendly, try the sheep's wool ones- yes, really!

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  7. Great haul. It's been so hot here, I doubt I've had as much as you from a space 10 times as big! Well done - you are of course hooked on gardening now!

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  8. What a great first year you've had!

    *wanders off to look for sheep wool slug pellets*

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