Garden update 4/10/13

I haven't posted a garden update in a while, mainly because there hasn't been too many interesting goings on. How is everyone's garden doing? Definitely the air has turned autumn-y and everythong seems to be winding down for the impeeding cold of winter. The leaves have turned their rich-red-orangy colours too.

My brassicas got decimated by caterpillars (apparently it has been a great year for them and their numbers have been dramatically higher this year), so I have replaced them and covered the with milk bottles.

I saved all the bottoms I cut off too, these are to use as drip trays.

I have also transplanted about 100 strawberry seedlings which are all over the conservatory. Going to be a bumper crop next year. My white strawberry plant is still flowering and still producing fruit!

I have also planted some peas in the other raised bed for over wintering and they gave just started to sprout too.

Garden update 19/08/2013

Today the weather great, lovely and sunny. Unusual british summer weather. But even so, the plants seem to have exploded with growth.

The brassicas are doing excellent, apart from those sneaky caterpillars munching my plants.

The nasturtiums have also started growing well. 

The radish roots are swelling now, not long to go.

Tomatoes have just started to turn red.

The plum tree is starting to look heavy.

And the potatoes are growing every day.

Also another set of chillis are on their way! See the buds

I have also picked my first blueberry, it was fantastically tasty. Made a mini fruit salad from strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Very tasty but didn't last long enough for me to take a photo.