Good that the SFG grows well, the lettuce (green and red) are almost ready for cutting individual leaves (cut and come again!)
and the Broad Beans are setting.
Bad in that the French Beans have been killed by frost!
Just goes to show that some plants are more susceptible to the cold than others, just like people! As it happens, I do have a few more plants coming along and will replace these soon.
The other slight problem is that the rocket is flowering and will go to seed soon, and the flea beetles continue to think I’m growing it for them!
To stop the plants going to seed I have pinched out the flowering parts.
And to try to control the flea beetle, organically, I’ve sprayed with a dishwashing detergent solution.
I also sprayed this on the radish as the beetle is attaching there too. Another way to prevent this is to keep the plants covered from germination; it would also help keep the carrot fly at bay.
It looks as though both slug controls are working; the gravel around the lettuce and the coffee around the carrots both seem good but it is dry and I’ll need to keep vigilant if it rains.
Ongoing work is to keep weeding (I do this by hand as it’s such a small patch) and watering when it’s dry, to help swell the beans and generally promote growth. Do this in the evening to avoid excessive evaporation.
Whatever you’re growing, now is the exciting time when you can anticipate eating the results. Enjoy!
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