It’s been a while since we last posted and a lot has happened in the garden.
The growing area on the lowest level of the garden was covered for a long time in winter while the Growers concentrated on clearing the ornamental area.
As the seasons have changed, the focus has shifted to growing: Making new beds, prepping existing ones and cleaning the greenhouse, growing seedlings, sowing and planting.
We are currently growing:
In the main veg patch and other areas: 2 varieties of main crop potato, mixed onion sets, mangetout, 2 varieties of beetroot, rainbow chard, celery, 3 varieties of kale, broccoli, 3 varieties of courgette, 3 varieties of runner beans, 6 varieties of squash, 3 varieties of amaranth, radish, oriental mixed salad leaves.
In the greenhouse: 3 varieties of basil, chillies, aubergines, 2 varieties of cucumber, several varieties of tomatoes including red cherry, beefsteak, plum and coloured varieties including purple, yellow and orange.
We’ve also started on the fruit-growing area with 3 gooseberry bushes.
The veg patch, then and now:
