Beans: Runner Bean 'Black Salford' plus one plant of Climbing French Bean 'San Antonio' (the only one that I managed to germinate)
Corn: 'Rainbow Sweet Inca'
Squash: 'Black Futsu' x 2 and Marina di Chioggia x1
Interplanted with Sunflower 'Earthwalker' (because I needed somewhere to plant these and I don't trust Cheep not to peck them if they are planted in the new cut-flower bed).
This was posted directly from the vegetable garden by the magical means of wifi :-)
Celia
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I look forward to seeing pictures as this progresses. Did you do it last year? Lovely to see Holly and Cheep, bless them.
ReplyDeleteI do it every year ;-)
DeleteI love the sound of your 'Black Salford' beans and unusual squash. I look forward to seeing photos too. Glad I'm not the only one who had trouble getting French beans to germinate this year!
ReplyDeleteI start my beans in pots, only the saved San Antonios failed this year, should have sowed more.
DeleteIt's all looking highly productive, despite the best efforts of your under gardeners. My 'garden pest' has discovered that if he does a belly flop onto the chick mesh round the raised bed he can squash it down enough to hoist his stumpy little legs over... hmmm...
ReplyDeleteThe next day my 'helpers' sneaked back and DUG UP the squash and corn WAAAAAAH!
DeleteAll looking good, you'll soon be reaping your rewards! :) x
ReplyDeleteAlready much more productive than last year ... the most rubbish veg growing year ever!
DeleteCelia, thank you for this post straight from the garden..what could be fresher news.
ReplyDeleteHoping that all these new crops are going to flourish. xo
It's looking good, despite lack of rain.
DeleteI have never planted beans. Are they difficult to grow? I a very novice vegetable gardner. Love wifi!
ReplyDeleteI'm not an expert for your area, so look around to see if your neighbours grow them.
DeleteThey are easy so long as they don't get cold and wet while germinating, that's why I start them in pots and plant out the small plants when the soil is warm. They like warm sunny weather, the roots mustn't dry out nor get too wet.
I have never tried this myself as I don't grow sweetcorn but I think the principle is great. As I am writing this is is getting dark and I can hear two cats 'yodelling' outside - they sound like red indians dancing round the camp fire - lol.
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