Saturday 21 July 2012

Proper Salad?!

I'm trying not to get too excited, but I think I may have harvested a whole salad... along with the rest of the grow your own community I have been battling with slugs this season so these two lettuces that have made it to picking size only slightly nibbled are a particular success



All washed up; literally leaf by leaf to make sure there were no lurkers in there, they look great and the taste is far superior to what you get in the supermarkets



Tomatoes have been ripening at the rate of about 2-3 a day which is slower than normal, but again the taste is amazing; this is the last few days worth


 First beetroot came out of the ground today



Sadly the cucumbers are way behind where they should be so they don't get to realise their potential today, but there are some signs that I may eventually get something to harvest


Add a few of today's potatoes


and I think I've got a pretty decent salad there.

Just need to get some of the other veg: courgettes, french beans, brassicas and carrots to catch up!