Wednesday 6 October 2010

To Summarise ...

Well, I haven't written much but ... I shall give my summary for the record

The weather was very dry in the eraly part of the summer.
  • Early potatoes - v.poor - no produce.
  • Maincrop potatoes- after some belated watering 2 bags of potatoes were dug, small crop.
  • Red Onions - v.small, planted late and insufficient water.
  • Yellow Onions - good crop, must plant on the surface next year, cover with sand.
  • Courgettes(green)
  • Courgettes(patty pan)
  • Pumpkins
  • Butternut Squash
  • Munchkin pumpkin - 5 good sized ones
  • Tomatoes
  • Carrots - poor, plant earlier and thin more firmly
  • Beetroot - do not plant around courgettes but do try sowing a deep box early at home as fellow allotmenter did.
  • Parsnips - poor germination, sow in well prepared area, and weed well.
  • Redcurrant - poor, must cover with netting
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries - poor must cover with netting.