Wellspring Vegetable Garden Progress
Everything in the Garden is Rosie ?
How we wish it was such. But we persevere, we do hope that readers will not be too disappointed to learn that most of the jam has now been sold and by the time this is on the web page, it will all be gone, with luck !!!
At our secret location in Leigh Woods; the plums have all dropped to the ground, because of the high winds we have had in the last week or so; those we did not pick, as they were beyond reach. We must invest in a ladder for next year so we can gain some height – unless of course one of you will donate one to us – when we need it ?
So far the seed money pot is growing steadily; we now have Runner Beans, Radishes and Beetroot for sale. All have benefited from a regular wash of ‘Growmore’ and the beans are now cropping, even if only slowly.
If any one wishes to eat locally grown veg (admittedly we are not any competition for the Church Road Veg shops. But, we can guarantee both when it was picked and that it is organic). Then just ask at the reception for Philip or Mike (Mornings Only – except Wednesday when one of us is there all day).
Our tomatoes are still green; we had so many that we have made 3lb of green tomato chutney, which we may sell later one in the year – as has to mature. This is the first year, out of the last 4 years that ‘blight’ has not sabotaged our crop, fingers crossed. What the whole garden needs is about 3 weeks of continual sunshine – but I fear the sun is now getting too low in the sky to give any warmth to the soil.
All the best from the gardening team
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