Very pleased with the turnips 'oasis'. These were sown 2/3 seeds per module and planted out without thinning. As you can see in the picture, as they grow they push each other apart. This may not do too well if they were left to grow full size but they recommend you pick them about the size of a golf ball. I have to say i prefer them raw than cooked. Nice sweet taste when raw and more to them than radish.
At the weekend the weather turned cooler and eventually rained which was good for the plants but not much to be done. I did pot up the chillies at home, pricked out and potted up the lupins, sowed a salad tray in modules, some more peas and beans and finally some green primrose seeds. On Gardeners World Carol Klein demonstrated how to grow primrose from green seed, worth a try.
Through the week the wethaer has picked up again, not as hot as before but a good mixture of sunshine and showers. A busy week of gardening but well worth it. Below is a little tray of pickings. Turnip, radish and spring onions for salads, rhubarb for dessert and chinese cabbage for soup. The cabbages have done really well with not pest damage and little attention. These were sown on the 14/4 so are pretty quick to mature.
On Thursday I dug up first if the salad potatoes 'belle de fontenay' with my little helper Elisabeth. We both had great fun finding all the little potatoes in the soil. Despite the rain recently the ground is still very dry. For one plant we collected 1 1/2 lb of potatoes. They had a lovely sweet taste especially with a little butter and salt. They were planted on the 22/3.
