The heat arrived with a vengence this last week. Days at over 30C although looking in years gone by it has not been as hot as it has been in the past at this time of year.
Most of the week has been spent cutting hedges at my daughters house and they really needed to be done, however, some work has been done in the vegetable garden. Hopefully next week I can concentrate on the vegetable garden as there is a lot to do (not unusual really!). Courgettes have come in with a vengance with round and straight ones seemingly growing to cutting size overnight! Shallots, banana and round have been dug up and dried and the round ones await being made into pickled onions! First picking of haricot vert done. I have sown some haricot buerre whose season extends into September. Second sowing of haricot vert now showing. A small bed that had some mint in I thought I had cleared. The mint thought otherwise. See photo below of the towering mint! Of course normal job of cutting grass done just in time too as rain fell the day after it had been done.
I discovered that the Golden Batam sweet corn has cobs set and they can been seen in the photograph below. Cabbage, courgettes, haricot vert, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots all now being picked and eagerly eaten!
On the chicken front four new birds have arrived and are being integrated into the flock. Coop cleaning out done. Egg production is up slightly with an average of 2.9 a day.
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| The Bolls mint that got away |
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| One or two courgettes |
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| First picking of haricot vert 425g |
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| Golden Bantam sweet corn |
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