Wednesday, 24 June 2026

June 2026

OBJECTIVES FOR JUNE 
Weed, weed, weed
Support the broad beans if necessary
Turn the compost heaps
Keep on top of the green herbs
Water as necessary

June 2

Put the radish seeds in

June 4

Welcome additions from Chris:
Two tomato plants
Four more runner beans (added to support area)
Two more very healthy courgettes to replace the previous lost ones 
One cucumber
Peas getting ready:
Speckled lettuce ready
June 5

Quick visit to water in newcomers. All looking healthy 
Chard gone to seed.  Have taken it out soon before it has chance to broadcast
Globe Artichoke bearing fruit, plus blackfly.
Wiii spray with soapy water as last year.  Also broad beans.
Put some supports in for broad beans. A couple had taken on a distinct list following strong winds yesterday afternoon.
June 8
Radishes didn't take long....
Fennell looking elegant after shower
June 12

Hoed throughout between showers
Broad Beans starting to show:
Runner Beans starting to venture upwards'
Peas swelling:
Anyone know what this is?
Suspect it's a weed (poppy??) but there are two of them growing very neatly spaced at the front of the plot   ?????
Or is it perhaps Basil?????

June 15

Bit of weeding.

Sprayed Broad Beans and Globe Artichokes with soapy water. Blackfly on G Artichokes only, and ladybirds helping out with pest control
Some broad beans nearly ready:
June 20

Hoed throughout and tidied up for Open Gardens tomorrow.
Young family appreciating the redcurrants.
Lady took some Kale.

June 22
Watered as necessary. Everything could do with a drop of real rain....
Courgettes Mk 2 struggling 
Redcurrants looking good
Broad beans. Some ready.

June 24

Watered new stuff
Courgettes: and then there were two...
Runner beans almost to the top.
Couple of broad beans had fainted in the heat. These are ready to harvest now.