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Week 20 – 29.06.08 Plot Update Report

Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by Tracey in My Veg Plot

Its been a busy few weeks with revising for my RHS Horticulture exam which I took on the 26th June and after getting lost driving around Chelmsford for an hour I finally made it to Writtle College to sit my exam and it was ok, fingers crossed for the results out in Aug/Sept.

As for the vegetable plot everything’s producing very well.

First up is my very first Dwarf Borlotto Bean:

1st Borlotto Bean 29.06.08

Butternut Squash’s (Hawk F1) which I thought was never going to emerge from the soil in their pots, two eventually did and have now been planted out in to Plot 3 and are growing on well.

Butternut Squash Plants 29.06.08

My Runner beans have finally made it through the soil on my second sowing away from the slugs in Plot 1:

Runner Beans 29.06.08

My Tenderstem Broccoli is flowering – all very pretty but not good for eating it will be very stringy now so onto the compost heap.

Tenderstem Broccoli Bolted 29.06.08

Finally in my opinion the most understated vegetable I have grown this year is the humble Mange Tout. They have produced more pods than my peas and just keep on producing them. Also they do not cook up slimy like the supermarket ones either, they are crunchy or tender (depending on how you like them) and a lovely accompaniment to broad beans.

Mange Tout 29.06.08