Look! my first Great Wall of China tomato!
A beautiful truss of Sungold tomatoes.
A Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia just poking out of the fading flower petals.
Little crab apples start to form just as the beautiful flowers fade.
Gooseberry Invicta just getting bigger and sweeter each day.
Victoria plums just bending the branches, these will definitely have to be thinned out!
Last and not least the strawberries. Now all I need now is rain, and lots of it please!
Wow, I'm jealous of how healthy your strawberries look... Especially when comparing to mine!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog.
Keep up the good work!
This reminds me what it's all for - well, the veg part of it at least. Some times it seems a long way off. But we had our first salad a few days ago - rocket, and it was wonderful.
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ReplyDeleteWe've got a v-plum on our allotment too, it's very looking good this year... maybe a bit behind yours but lots and lots of little fruits.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you reckon is a good thinning plan? I think something needs to be done or a few branches could snap!
Wow, it is all so green and healty. It is a feast for the eyes and eventually for the stomach :-)
ReplyDeleteThink you got your wish last night, Matron! And more to come today, I hear. Thank goodness: It was getting very dry indeed hereabouts.
ReplyDeleteLooking good! Latest update from my mom on the Great Wall - just didn't happen. One little seedling popped up, stayed for a while, then drooped. Maybe one too many ocean crossings? My mom's pretty handy with tomatoes, so I don't think it's her - all her others came up. Bummer! But such a lovely idea. Can't wait to see what yours look like when they're ripe!
ReplyDeleteYou can have some of my rain - it's been chucking it down 'oop north' for 3 days now!
ReplyDeleteYour plants are looking good - and a bit further on than mine too - those that haven't drowned that is!
May is a wonderful month in the garden. Such promise!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks super duper! We've had so much rain things are a little behind, you can have all our poor weather forecast for the next week, no really, take it I don't mind! Swap with me PLEASE we need some sunshine!!!
ReplyDeleteVictoria plums are supposed to be a heavy cropper commercially. I've picked them for summer work when I as a lad, and the branches sometimes snap under the weight of fruit. No one ever thins them out in an orchard.
ReplyDeleteGreenmantle - that is valuable information thank you. I remember as a child our Victoria plum tree did just that, a branch broke off because there were so many plums. Perhaps I will leave them all on now!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness I am sooooo behind! I was unable to plant anything early as I spent most of Feb looking after my very poorly mum!!
ReplyDeleteI shall watch the climbing courgettes with interest as I only have a very small plot and I like to go upwards alot!!
Great pictorial update on the fruits of your labors! Looking wonderful and as always - inspiring.
ReplyDeleteYour gooseberries have dwarfed anything native to this region. They look great!
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