WOW. What a difference a week makes, this time last week
it was chucking it down with temperatures of 10°C this week it’s in the high
20’s and with a prolonged spell too, so I made the most of it and planted out
the squashes and courgettes, this year I am growing 3 types of squashes (check
out my planting plan for the variety’s) the butternut squash I am going to have
a go of growing it up a wigwam I am using the large branches from my eucalyptus
I felled back in march. They look pretty good I think.
I am not going mad on courgettes this year only planting
4 plants 2 yellow and 2 green, last year I planted 10 plants and well to say I had
a glut would be an under estimation I could have kept the whole of Essex
supplied with them!
I have now moved the last of the veggies stored in the house out into the cold frames to harden off in readiness for a mass planting session next week.
Highlight of the week on the plot is by far the raspberry’s
they are looking really healthy =, better start thinking about covering them up
before the birds get hold of them.
It’s amazing what a few days of sun can do to a plant the growth put on in just 2 days is staggering.
We’ll have a good week folks and make use of this fine weather.
