Carrots

These are the All Seasons carrots 14 weeks after sowing. I was thinking they were a bit slow but now, after a bit research, I think this is about right for winter planting. I'll see how long it is from sowing to pulling then decide if it's worth growing them through winter.

   I planted another row of this variety in early July, these are ticking along slowly but surely. In bed two, on the 30th of August, I planted a row of Chantenay, a stumpy variety that Peter Cundall always recommends. If they're good enough for The Man, they're good enough for me. Carrots take a while to germinate, up to two weeks, so I covered them with a strip of newspaper to keep them moist. They were up in nine days so pretty happy with that. The Sunday Times has never been put to better use.

  

First pods

I'm nearly ready to pick the first of the peas. It's about 14 weeks after sowing, which is a little slow but not too bad. Again this is probably due to the bed being a bit rich and the flowers appearing late. There are plenty of flowers setting pods now though so should be picking regularly soon. Few will make it to the table though as, if the past is anything to go by, I usually pick these as I wander around the garden and eat them like lollies.

First Bugs

With the garden being new the various pests that raid veggie patches haven't really been able to find it. A mystery to the bug world that will soon be solved I suspect. It's the cabbage moth caterpillers that are first to raised their ugly heads. Here's one of them on the Cavelo Nero. No need to spray these guys, even with organic sprays.

Just a few minutes to hunt down and squash.