I have finally got a potting table - this means that I can pot, sow and generally mess around with compost without hurting my back with repeated bending. Many thanks to Emma who offered a melamine-covered table on Freecycle. It is in the little yard area just outside the back door, with a pot-graveyard underneath it, all very convenient. As a result, I have finally got round to potting up the tomato plants which I started off in the little growhouse, I don't know how many will survive the transplantation as it always seems so brutal to disrupt them, but I had 12 healthy plants to start with so hopefully I'll still have enough for a good crop. The variety is Tiny Tim, which is suitable for growing in pots. They are all in large terracotta pots along the back wall of the house.
I also sowed some corn salad, aka lamb's lettuce, which we both like and are currently consuming in industrial quantities from the supermarket in expensive bags. I'll sow some more in a couple of weeks so that we have a succession.
A few days ago I put the second lot of chard into bed 3. The chard in bed 2 is up, but slow, as it was last year. In bed 1, the Little Gems are fine, but the pak choi got slugged again, so I'll give up on that! It's nice, but not worth the fight with the slugs - they always win. I've also now got broad beans successionally in all three raised beds - they last ones haven't come up yet, should be here any day!
I think that will be it for this year - salad leaves, toms, chard and broad beans. Next year I might try carrots in pots!
Right - back to making supper, sadly not from home-grown ingredients this time :(
