What a week can do

Back form a week in Wales and Neil and Sammy had time to go up to the plot after Neil finished work (and needed to get out!, we fight over who gets to go these days).

A friend had kindly kept an eye out for us and watered and I had fed things before I left. As a result we had lots of Courgette/Marrow, a pot full of Raspberries, some more Beets (YUM) and the Pumpkins are a gorgeous orange. A friend up the hill gave Sammy some Sunflowers to take home which are huge and stunning to have around.

I am looking forward to getting up there again when school goes back and life settles down a bit back into 3 and half days work. Holidays are always hectic and the allot

ment can get neglected slightly.

Everything is just soaking up the sun and it is glowing. Lovely.

Better late than never

My trusty small helper Sammy came up with me early this morning to plant some distressed looking Tomato plants that have been in our tiny greenhouse for far too long. Better late than never. We thought if we freed them from their pots they will either thrive or do what they were going to do at home anyway!

Sammy enjoyed scraping the soil back around each plant and hoeing with our mini hoe. We picked some veg for lunch tomorrow as we have friends coming, a veggie couscous is on the menu with Beets and Courgettes and chicken with our roasties.

I used a feed in the water today to give the courgettes a pick-me-up, hoping they can give us some more stuff before they are done. Summer is flying by, it always seems so slow to start and then whoosh of we go.........

oops tired and not thinking

The plant the bees love is probably more like Origanum hot and spicy, whatever the herb I shall def be planting more of them at the plot next year. They smell lovely when you weed around them and they attract loads of wildlife. The Fennel is beautifully coloured and statuesque.

Roasties

Lou and Neil were playing footer the other day so Sammy and I popped to harvest Potatoes for a roast chicken dinner. There were lots and a special one for Sammy- a red one!

All was well, the Beets are ready and the Pumpkins are going to be good for Halloween. A tiny Butternut Squash is coming so I am excited about that. I bent over the onion tops and we watered and lightly weeded.

Sammy discovered a fallen Plum from the Plum trees above him and reminded me we must make jam this year.

Working at Houghton today I am reminded of all the Bees so Bee loving plants are def on the list for next year's companion planting, Artemisa abrotanum being one of them as the little furry fliers love it!