Thursday 19 May 2011

Tomato action!


Yes, we have no bananas, but we've got these tomato plants, last few remaining.




Tiny flowers about to appear! Treat 'em well and they turn into tomatoes. How do they do that! Have planted four plants in the school garden so far.

Thursday 12 May 2011

Strawberry cage

Fed up as I am with foxes and pigeons messing with me plants I´ve built a little cage - or at least some sticks with netting attached - to protect these stawberry plants. Fingers crossed!

Thursday 5 May 2011

Spring harvesting






In the foreground you can see the nasturtiums which we planted in order to attract blackfly and greenfly away from the runner beans. The beans themselves were grown by year one students.




I salvaged strawberry plants from the bed that was removed to make way for the new quiet area entrance. Most have been sold but the last few will be for sale on Friday at drop off, in the upper playground. The pots have been placed amongst the garlic plants.





The cabbages are fairly small then!






















Broad beans are almost ready for harvesting.














The potatoes are the ´first early´ type, so we should see the plants flowering soon.








These lettuces were sold yesterday. Mine had a few tiny slugs in amongst the leaves. Very nutritious!







Onions in the foreground. The leaves are delicious!