The rain keeps on falling and the weeds grow on and on. This last week has been a case of weeding between the showers(!) and watering in the tunnel, (too much water in one place and not enough in the other). Then there is some picking of the few crops that are producing.
The beans, climbing and dwarf, are growing quite well with the humid conditions, however a lot more sun would improve things. Celery is an other crop that seems to like these conditions more than some.

The sweetcorn is doing well in the tunnel, last week the silks had just started to appear, this week there is pollen everywhere and the cobs are begining to fatten. This is the earliest that I can remember seeing Peppers forming and the aubergines flowering. The tomatoes are producing trusses of fuit, we just need more sun to ripen them.

I noticed yesterday that there are one or two potatoes showing through the ridges after the haulms have been cut off, these need covering with soil to prevent them going green. The squashes that I planted out first have now settled in and are begining to run through the sweetcorn and beans, they are even starting to set fruit.

JOBS FOR THE WEEK
1. Weed
2. Plant out more lettuce Done
3. Transplant more seedlings Done
4. Sow more in tunnel 1
5. If dry, remove old compost heap

WORK DONE THIS WEEK
Sunday
Weed bean bed
Pick
Water
Cover potatoes exposed by rain
Tie in grape vine leaders.
Monday
Water
Pick
Weed
Tuesday
Water
Pick
Plant out lettuce
Wednesday
weed,weed and more weeding
Water
Pick
Cultivate areas weeded
Thursday
Cultivate between crops
Transplant seedlings into modules
Water
Pick
Friday
Water
Pick
Saturday
Water
Pick

CROPS PICKED THIS WEEK
Potatoes
Beans
Courgettes
Calabrese
Cabbage
Tomatoes
Spring onions