Allotment Update!

Our rhubarb plants are growing well!

My husband & I were & are working a lot in our allotment & that is why, you haven’t received any new inspiring recipes from me, lately. Only the last recipe, that I posted a few days ago. The last 2 weeks, the weather has been very good. There has been a lot of sunshine & blue skies. What else do you want, right? The temperatures has been higher too. Yesterday, it was 25°C! Two months ago, my husband Peter build us our own large cold frame. It is 2 meters x 82 cm. Great, right? Here it is:

And here it is open :

And what do we have in here, let’s see,…

The chervil has been growing very rapidly, the last few days, nearly ready to cut off.

What else is happening in our garden?

We are growing 2 different peas. Here under this horticultural fleece are the lower peas growing, called Kalife, into 3 rows. Before planting, we soaked them for 24 hours into a bowl of warm water. This is to proceed the growth. We planted them April, the 4th 2015. Gradually, a few of them are already popping up under the fleece.

Further, in the row, you can see strawberry plants & we planted garlic between them. I planted 12 garlic pieces & 10 came out! Cool! :)

What else?

Mint that is growing!

Here you see the other horticultural fleece with Snowpeas Norli under them. We also planted them April, the 4th 2015. We also soaked the seeds 24 hours into a bowl of warm water. We have to check daily for snails & slugs. These pea shoots are popping up also. Just after that, you see our bows with young leek plants, red onion & spring onion plants. We put an anti-fly sheet over them & a horticultural fleece to keep them warm at night!

So, this is the 1st update since November 2014. We also planted some rosemary, bay leaf, thyme & sage, but no pictures yet. We also have sown Bolivar beets into the full ground & chioggia beets at the right side in our cold frame.

So, I hope to see you all later in the year, for the next update! ;)

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