After a few weeks of no rain we have had a real down pour in the last couple of days. Things in the vegetable garden are growing well.
Squash and Courgettes
The worst bit about our raised beds is that there is not really enough space to grow lots of big winter squash. In here there are 4 squash and 4 courgettes.
Cucumbers
We have grown Wautoma cucumbers for a few years now. Last year we saved seeds from them for the first time. We got hundreds of them. I am very happy with the germination rates too – 100% – 12 seeds sown and 12 seeds came up. They do really well outside usually as well, so lots of pickled cucumbers again I hope.
Peas
The Oskar first early are in flower and we have spotted 3 pods so far. They have usually given us the first peas in late May but this year it was just too cold.
Broad Beans
Fresh young broad beans are one of my all time favourite early summer vegetables. This year the aquadulce are really healthy looking. The bumblebees are really busy on the flowers.
Tomatoes
The greenhouse tomatoes are in flower! The outdoor ones are growing well. I am not sure that the metal spirals are really stable enough to support them but only time will tell.
Lettuce
This year we are growing a few varieties of lettuce. The aim to collect seeds from some of them for the Stroud Community Seed Saving Group. The biggest surprise is that the slugs haven’t found them (yet).
The “rules” of Six on Saturday are easy to follow and can be found on The Progator’s blog. I recommend you give it a go, it is an addictive thing to do
The pea is a super early variety. Well worth looking for Oskar – Real Seed Catalogue stock it
LikeLiked by 2 people
People do sometimes show disasters!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Your kitchen garden looks a bit like mine now. Squash, courgettes , lettuces, broad beans are exactly the same stage. By cons I already see the first tomatoes (size of cherries) but my peas are late compared to yours. Good job in your garden, everything looks healthy (and soon delicious!)
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks. The rain has really perked a few things up
LikeLiked by 2 people
The rain has been a godsend this week combined with glorious sunshine. All looking very verdant in your garden.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you, I have not shown the struggling main crop peas nor the sunflowers stalks left by the slugs. May be I should have “six disasters” post
LikeLiked by 1 person
You are going to have bountiful crops from your garden, I see. Everything looks so healthy.
LikeLiked by 2 people