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Friday, July 09, 2004
The whole family heads down to the allotment as there are a number of jobs to do today. We begin pulling up the remaining broad bean and pea plants. The pea crop has been disappointing but the broad beans were a big success. However we didn't pick them all when we should have done and as a result the remaining beans are a bit tough. I will definitely grow broad beans again next year but have learnt my lesson and will freeze them all for later use.
I then turn my attention to finishing the job of cutting out the sideshoots on the tomato plants and tying the main stems up to the bamboo canes.
We then plant a double row of French beans and some spinach beet as well as a short row of lettuce. Hopefully by the time we come back from our summer holidays, these new crops will be beginning to show.
I then turn my attention to finishing the job of cutting out the sideshoots on the tomato plants and tying the main stems up to the bamboo canes.
We then plant a double row of French beans and some spinach beet as well as a short row of lettuce. Hopefully by the time we come back from our summer holidays, these new crops will be beginning to show.
