These are the first carrots – Amsterdam Forcing – that have poked their tops above the soil, and i just could not resist pulling them up. They aren’t as long as we expected, and not as straight and perfect but they tasted fantastic…a hundred times tastier than anything you can buy in the shops. We planted these from seed back in Feb, then moved them outside in April.
I will have to be a lot more disciplined in pulling them up or we’ll only be eating baby carrots this year.
Will plant a final row if i can find the space next week, that will be ready around November time…that is if we get a little sun.
It’s interesting to think about food miles. How far does veg actually travel to be stored, packed etc? How far do you travel to fetch it? We were chopped and cooked within an hour, and the veg travelled less than 5 metres….def something to get you thinking!
The runner beans have taken just two weeks to climb right to the top of the six ft canes. I’ve just today pinched out the tips of the vines so that they won’t put any more energy into growing upwards, and will hopefully put it into producing beans!
The runner beans next to them are being devoured by blackfly, something i’ve come to not actually mind! They generally just pick on a few vulnerable beans, and leave the rest to grow.
The second row of runners has just gone in (on 8ft canes this time!), so they should begin to start cropping when the first batch is at its height! Spinach has also been planted in between the rows to give it a bit of shade while growing. We’ve used garden twine to attach the canes together, as it’s more hardy than string, and easier to manipulate than wire
