Week 47 - Bed PC8

There has not been a lot of growth after 8 weeks, and most of it seems to be weeds. The grass has sprouted, but there is no sign of the vetch and the clover in the bed.

Week 47 - Bed PC7

Eight weeks after sowing the grass has sprouted, and the clover in the paths is growing as well, but there is no sign of the vetch and clover that was planted as part of the Landsberger mix.

Week 47 - Bed PC6

Only the few brassicas are worth keeping in this bed, everything else is not worth keeping around.

Week 47 - Bed PC5

Some of the plants have had a late season growth spurt, but none of us want to harvest anything out of the bed after the horrible beetroot!

Week 47 - Bed PC4

The few dill plants have gone to seed and the carrots are struggling, but the parsnip seems to be growing well and are now dominating the bed.

Week 47 - Bed PC3

The leeks have grown quite a bit in the nine weeks since they were transplanted, but we did not plant them early enough for a big crop.

Week 47 - Bed PC2 Planting

We finished digging the bed (one spade depth) and incorporated 70L of well rotted horse manure. Into the resultant raised bed we planted a scattered mix of:

• Red Onion Sets - overwintering bulb onion (not sure which variety).
• Senshyu Onion Set - a Japanese overwintering variety, semi flat shaped with yellow/brown skins which mature in late June.

We ran out of sets, but most of the southern 2/3rds off the plot is covered.

Week 47 - Bed PC1 Planting

We cultivted this bed, removing quite a bit of stone from the lower level, but have not yet added any additional fertility. We will need to top dress this bed in the spring. Into the prepared bed we planted:

• Messidrome Garlic - a large overwintering garlic variety, with regular bulbs that are pink or pink marked.

Week 47 - Bed DD8

Many of the greens in this bed have grown very well, especially the rocket and mizzuna which have filled the one section. the corn salad failed to sprout, and some of the chard plants are missing - though I think that this might be due to careless weeding.

Week 47 - Bed DD7

There is some new growth on some of the pea plants, but most of the pods have been damaged by frost. The clover has sprouted but has not grown much. We sowed this cover crop too late in the season.