Haven't posted any photos for quite a while now. Tbh I think doing the project solely on film is making it quite difficult as I can't just take and post one or two photos as things develop (accidental pun, but I'm leaving it in as it's hilarious). If no one has any objections to me posting digital photos in here, then I might post some digital photos more frequently and then every few weeks post up a selection of film shots that I've taken.
Slow progress in the veg patch so far. The tomatoes, peas, corn and chillies haven't made much progress at all, and are about half the size they were this time last year. Mind you, this Junes weather couldn't really have been any more different than last year! The squash, carrots, parsnip, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, potatoes and strawberries are looking great though.
The chickens are doing really well too. Last week we had our 300th egg from them! They average 6.2 eggs per week each, and two weeks ago we had a perfect week where the three hens laid 21 eggs between them, so one egg each every single day. They are a lot happier now and will run up to the fence when you walk through the garden. They still don't like to be touched or picked up, but will happily stand at your feet pecking your shoes. Their combs aren't floppy now and the skin on their face has gone from pale white to a nice deep red.
Well the beetroots survived the leaf miner.
Glad yours did Andy! I lost about 70% of the leaves from my beetroot to the bloody leaf miners, as well as a lot of my spinach and most of my swiss chard. Thankfully the beetroot seems to have made a comeback now though. My own fault for not paying close enough attention until it was too late. Still, the chickens love spinach and bugs, so they snaffled all the manky leaves up pretty sharpish
Beetroot looks great Andy, the only beetroot I've ever tried has been sliced and pickled in a jar, so I'm looking forward to trying them roasted.
don't forget to chew the pea pods (after washing them first of course), when they're freshly picked they're almost as nice tasting as the peas.
I did not know this!!