..but still managed to have a very productive bank holiday weekend. We went up to the plot on Friday night after work but sod's law the heavens opened just as we were getting the tools out of the shed.....!
However Saturday dawned fine and sunny so we managd a full day's pottering and got the following done (long boring list I'm afraid).
- planted the reamining broad bean plants
- dug and weeeded another small bed
- sowed 3 types of carrots - Giant Red, Large ????, Large 1/2 Long into the small bed
- sowed 2 types of beetroot - White and Bolthardy in to the small bed
- MJC started digging another large bed and put woodchips on the paths - very professional looking!!
- planted the horseradish next to the artichokes
- weeded what was the strawberry bed and rescued another 3 plants from the clutches of the couch grass
- cleared around the artichokes and one of the blackcurrant bushes
- mulched the new red gooseberry plant and the cleared blackcurrant bushes
- installed the 'Greencone'
On Sunday it was too wet to do any digging so instead I did some sowing at home and managed to finally sow some other beans - 12 borlotti (Lingua di Fuoco), 12 purple climbing french (name?) and once I find the rest of my supply of toilet rolls, 12 yellow dwarf french. Also sowed 18 sweetcorn (Golden Nugget) and most of the winter squash varieties - 3 each of Thelma Saunders Sweet Potato Squash, Buttercup XXX, XXX Acorn Squash but still got Baby Bear Pumpkin to do.
Monday we went up for a visit with our next door neighbours to show them our vegetable 'kingdom' but we didn't really have time for any serious digging.
Just wish I had the rest of the week off as the weather's supposed to be lovely....sigh!
The gooseberries are covered in tiny, delicate blooms and if the frosts hold off then it looks like we should get a decent crop (dare I say it maybe even a glut? I hope so). 
The reliable blackcurrants are putting on a good show too.
