Garden Produce
The garden seems to have survived the recent winds. There was a little bit of damage to a few things but now that I’ve tidied them up they look fin. Some of the veggies are a little wind burnt too but some emergency stacking here and there seemed to keep most things looking fine.
Morgan and I spent some time the other day harvesting some garden produce and we were both surprised at just how much we got. Bowls full of Chard, Beans (which are delicious straight off the plant), potatoes, carrots and salad leaves from the raised beds and loads of courgettes. We have two courgette plants in the back garden and one (not so successful one) in the raised bed. even with just those few plants we seem to have been living off courgettes for a couple of weeks now and have been giving them away to anyone who will have them!
There were also plenty of raspberries and even some red currants that hadn’t been eaten by the birds. It’s certainly been a good year and seeing as we don’t really have a dedicated kitchen garden things have been growing well and providing us with plenty. We’re already making plans for a new border in which to grow courgettes, peas and beans next year.
The raised beds have been OK but are better suited to smaller plants, so next year we’ll be using at them a little differently. The sprouts are having a hard time at the moment though and are being ravaged by caterpillars. I can’t really complain though as we’re trying to create a wild-life friendly garden as well as grow veggies – If some of the vegetables get eaten by the wildlife then that’s just part of it. I could protect the plants with netting and such like, but as far as I’m concerned feeding the caterpillars is just as important as feeding ourselves. Besides, they’ll turn into moths soon and I’ll be able to record them in the moth trap.
