In the middle the runner beans are at the top of their poles
Broad beans cropping, beetroot, fennel, leaf beat coming on strong
I've had to weed here, but the other area without fabric is potatoes. They have grown so stronly that they have suppressed the weeds all by themselves.
First Early Red Duke of York:
And here's the view from the other end, where a couple of Great Mullein have taken residence:
I would say that my enthusiasm for Weed Suppressant Fabric is getting stronger and stronger.
The weed control does help and it should help with moisture retention too. We need to get our brassicas in . It's raining a little so we hope that it will keep going and soften the ground
ReplyDeleteWell it's been raining a lot here Sue. Admittedly I was having problems planting leeks out before we went on holiday. I planted some more out on my return without the same problem as the soil was so much softer!
DeleteLooks like you have got the brassica-protection well organized - both above and below. I'll be interested to hear what you think of those red DOY potatoes. I found them rather insipid in taste and texture, but I may just have been unlucky. They certainly LOOK nice.
ReplyDeleteFirst rule of brassicas - If you aint got a net to hand don't even think about planting them out!
DeleteI like DOY and Red DOY have always been written up as superior. I haven't found that to be the case. My first choice first early is Epicure. But I couldn't find any locally so gave RDOY another chance. Maybe it was the dry conditions in spring, but the yield has been disappointing. The rest of the potatoes are about three times as high and looking very promising, so mustn't grumble!