We had a dinner out of the broad beans, not as many as I hoped. I love broad beans. Mr H made a concoction with them, unfortunately I forgot to photograph as i was starving. They were eaten al fresco and with a nice cold bottle of white.
We have a few barlotti beans, but not huge amounts. We have salad leaves, and a couple more cucumbers. A few green peppers, we ate one yesterday. The parsnips, despite the foxes are doing well, we hope these will accompany our turkey later in the year. Broccoli and beetroot are coming up nicely. I'm really looking forward to them both. Mr H and I have never had a successful broccoli crop, and fresh beets are one of my favourite veggies.
We got some free seeds, rhubarb chard, so we planted those yesterday.
There is one crop which has disappointed Mr H. That's an understatement. He is devastated. I am referring to the melons. There were a couple of flowers, but they are all boys. Some of the leaves are going mouldy now but it is very tall and looks impressive growing up the conservatory wall and across the ceiling. He doesn't give up though.... but I think I might have. It would be cruel to admit I never thought they would work, but as he says I am a fair weather gardener, in fact he even said I was a fair weather forager yesterday when out picking berries. There maybe a little truth in this, I think I picked one to many wormy ones, and then there was the occasional wasp.... it doesn't motivate you!
All in all, for a small London garden, we have done very well. It is extremely gratifying picking and cooking veg you have grown from seed. When I reflect on this, I am sure fair weather gardener is an appropriate description of me, most of the hard work has been by Mr H. He says I have green fingers, but he supplies the muscle, and most of the knowledge.
Anyway, here are some pictures of the crops.....
The Melons
The Chilies
Beetroot
Alpine Strawberry
Broccoli
Barlotti Beans
The Flower Bed
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