Good morning, well in comparison to previous years growing, this year has been pretty rubbish, failed crops and eaten crops being the main reasons.
I've been getting quite down, disheartened and fed up with the plot and was contemplating giving it up - it's just so much work plus working and family life. But yesterday I took a walk through the site (to marvel at the wonders of the other plot holders) and you know what? Mine isn't the worst one! And a lot of them aren't perfect... imagine that!! So I guess I shouldn't aim for perfection, not have such high expectations - I'm no monty don or Charles dowding.
From now on I will just enjoy the time I spend there. I've decided to start clearing small sections at a time, clear the big weeds, top each section with manure/compost/seaweed (whatever is available) and then cover with sheeting until spring.
My tomatoes, chillies, corn and pumpkins are still growing. And I'm planning on planting some lettuce, radishes, Spring onions and chard today - I'll take some photos later. Oh and I have some cavolo Nero kale seeds in the post, plus some brassica plug plants - not my usual way of doing things but the slugs ate everything I've tried to grow so far! I'm thinking nematodes might be worth a try next year.
That's all from me this morning, the sun is shining so I'm off to the plot. I'll leave you with a picture of a little harvest from this week.
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