Today, despite the forecast for rain, I managed to get up to the plot for a few hours and removed the netting from my cabbage patch now that the cabbages are large enough (I hope) to survive attacks by those pesky birds.
The first produce is now coming off my plot as well. After the carrots from earlier this week I've harvested the first of my Swiss chard, and also a handful of peas. I tried some raw on the plot and they are absolutely cracking!!!
The tomato plants have also managed to produce a lone tomato.
I'm hoping for a somewhat larger crop than this so that I can go in for some hot chutney action later in the year.
Finally, my spuds, fennel, spinach, and Swiss chard are all showing signs of yellow leaves which according to my good friend Dr Hessayon is a sign of Magnesium deficiency. A quick trip to the garden center and they've now been sprayed with Epsom Salts which will either cure them, or make them regular ;-)
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