Next door (the witch) has started to show the failings in their gardening, the lack of work they have put in coupled with no weeding has meant that most of their crops are either stunted or just about killed off with various pests and diseases ! We're having to be vigilant though having them next door is less than ideal as we have to battle with the same pests migrating across.
Our onions were hit with powdery mildew but we lifted them and disposed of the infected leaves, next door didn't and theirs have gone black now.......I just hope that our leeks escape the disease.....we'll just have to wait and see.
This week has seen us eating our veg and salad at just about every meal....I'm loving the taste of organically grown fresh veg.....nothing like it and so satisfying knowing that it all came from our own hard work !
So updated pics of the plot :
Now the onions are lifted I've put in some late Purple Sprouting Broccoli.
At long last the Caulis are developing curds, this is the biggest so far , I ve snapped a couple of leaves over the white to keep it clean. I'm really pleased that they are finally coming on.....I'd just about given up on them.....I'm pleased I just left them be now.
The onions are drying on top of mesh, another few days and they'll be ready to hang up on strings in the shed.
The best bit, a nice brew and then sit back in the deckchair and admire the fruits of our labours !
Some of the Beetroot crop is now in jars, some spiced pickled the rest into sweet chutney.....I tried some with a nogging of Cheddar Cheese.....WOW ! It's really tasty...yum yum !
Some of our Courgette glut has been started off as wine....the self sufficiency is starting to increase.....hopefully we'll save a bit of money on the shopping bills over the next few months as well as having a big happy smile and full bellies to show from our plot.
Another bag of lovely fresh food brought back today.....I'm having a big plate of veg in a giant Yorkshire pud for my tea....no need for any meat , the veg are so tasty.
