Week 26 - Bed DD3 Planting

This bed was double dug last week and into northern third of the bed we transplanted:

• Lancia Leek (24 plants) - a productive variety which can be harvested from mid July to Oct

The leeks were transplanted from bed EX6, and placed into the bottom of holes which will gradually fill with soil, extending the length of blanched white shaft.


The rest of the bed was raked into a fine seedbed and in short drills across the bed we sowed (listed from north to south):

• Romanesco Fennel (1 short row) - late cropping variety with large round bulbs
• Flat Leaf Parsley (1 short row) - a continental type of parsley with large green tasty flat leaves
• Tetra Dill (1 short row) - a pretty culinary herb with feathery foliage and aniseed flavour
• Borage (1 short row) - beautiful blue flowered bee plant with edible flowers, young leaves can also be used
• Sweet Genovese Basil (1 short row) - a very aromatic large leaf variety
• Saint Valery Carrot (4.5 short rows) - a French heirloom variety with smooth thick roots and sweet, tender flesh
• Danvers Half Long Carrot (3.5 short rows) - a broad shouldered, short, maincrop variety

We will need a warm summer for the basil to do well, and the borage was planted primarily to attract bees.