The row of tyres is now complete (an additional eighteen, sourced in two batches), and they're all filled with compost. There's always a bit of room at the ends so I can probably squeeze in an extra half doxen, but there's no longer any time pressure to do so.
Planted Brussels sprout and Chinese cabbage seeds, thinned out the Florence fennel seedlings by transplanting the excess, filled the gaps of unsprouted broad and Contender bush beans and planted an extra batch of the bush beans, relocated largest rhubarb into a bigger standalone tyre, filled in the gaps in the asparagus beds with Martha Washington seedlings spotted on Saturday, and planted out carrot seedlings seeing I can't seem to get my own to sprout. Ditto some beetroot seedlings. Pickling cucumber seeds planted out in trellis area. Planted out something calling itself a "chocolate mint".
The ranunculus are flowering nicely. One tyre of Patty pan squash is just starting to sprout, as are the basil and the peas. Kale seems OK. Okra is not doing much - only three seedlings seem to have survived, and are still small and yellowish. Horse radish is taking off. Cabbages and globe artichokes doing well. Some of the lettuces are reaching a useable size. Raspberries starting to push up new canes. No signs of any brinjals sprouting. Sunflowers seem to be coming up.
Radishes are sprouting all over the place, but not setting. Maybe sowed too thickly? Or not deep enough? Seems silly I can't get this right.
No Witsa runner bean seeds available anywhere in town, after planting out the few I had left. Lots of Lazy Housewife, but I don't like them - they're a stringier and tougher and a less tasty bean.
Celery has started being harvested - it's doing really well... except for the seeds I sowed a few weeks back.
Bought a quince tree - need to prepare a place to plant it. Might replace useless plum at the gate?
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