Jam, Jam, Jam, Jam, lovely Jam, wonderful Jam...

Jamalot! 

Strawberry, peach and strawberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant, blackcurrant and rhubarb, and just plain blackcurrant so far...

Saturday 24th was this year's 'Blackcurrant Day' and approx 12 pounds (6kg) picked, washed, de-stalked and into fridge (freezer too full!)... with 3lbs turned into jams already.

Also picked gooseberries (~4lbs).

Strawberry Fields

It's been strawberries for breafast, lunch and tea for the past month and finally this year's crop is slowing production, with only one punnet picked today - ready for another batch of jam due next week.  First batch already made a couple of weeks ago.

Cauliflowers blooming in past two weeks, joining first carrots picked today for tea, along with some broad beans and new potatoes.... and strawberries for dessert!

Cherry tree damaged in winds and squally showers yesterday, so will need to give a tidy trim.

Unable to pick blackcurrants - bound to lose some following this week's torrential downpours that is swelling them to bursting point - as happened last year.  Will try and pick next week... and make room in freezer pending jam making.

Weed!

After probably the wettest week for months, weeds have gone crazy... and a sign posted on board says judging is next week!!! Even worse weather forecast for tomorrow includes strong winds.

Spent a few hours weeding and tidying up before replanning layout key so that F bed is now A and E is B, etc...

Cropped remainder of mustards from brassica bed to allow space for kale nero and more mustards and radish. Interplanted autumn cabbage between turnips.

Strawberries cropping large and well, along with another lettuce and a few more new potatoes for tea!

Ajo Ajo Ajo

Cropped first garlic bulb - as big as last year's biggest, from an average sized plant so hopeful of a good return this year. Also cropped mustards, radish, new potatoes (still small).

Another big watering day... no major change in weather pattern on horizon and possibility of hosepipe ban spreading across border.

Planted out another row of (recovered) sunflowers in D2, 3 remaining dwarf french beans, more little gems in A1 - spinach beet and beetroot into C1 - few mixed lettuce into gaps in bed D1.