The Veg Is Coming Along

Well, my partner has been working hard in the garden as all that rain then sun has started things off like crazy...things in the veggie gardens, that is.
Here are a few pics showing the progress.
The spuds in the new garden are surprizing to see for me. They have just gone absolutely wild all of a sudden and are beginning to bloom.

The broad beans are all harvested and frozen-in now so the plants are down. Chopped and left to decompose where they grew. One row of Perpetual Spinach will go in there and the rest will be green manure.

Runner bean 'Sunset' are blooming and they haven't even reached the tops of the wigwams!

Moving over to the "Old Garden" now--Purslane for my M-I-L and 'Climbing' Courgettes are finally beginning to do something. We ate the first courgette along with Swiss Chard this evening in a veggie stirfry with meat and rice. It was lovely.

Reina Victoria plums are swelling. It has been raining so much that I haven't had to give them much water. I am well chuffed.

In the greenhouse, the toms are swelling here and there. We are removing lots of the leaves and tying them in now as things are beginning to get serious. I have not forgotten you, SOJ.

The "ghost of the garden" makes an appearance when this foto was taken from the back of the greenhouse, outside.

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NETTY:
The story behind the "ghost" foto is that my bride was taking that piccy and it is the reflection of her necklace in the window.
Amazing that her face or clothing didn't show. It made for a very unusual foto, I thought.
The necklace is a very old family heirloom from her grandmother. It is a style called "Zeeuws knoopje". There is a white Astrantia that we call by the same name, because the flower somewhat resembles the jewelry piece.
The style originated when the Spanish occupied our country and it is further said that the style came from Salamanca.
I have been there and seen their rosette-like jewlry, typical to their city and area, and I must say, there is a remarkable similarity.

These old things are really sought-after in the antique shops.
I sometimes help guests who come and visit us to find them, because as one guest said, "Once you've seen and held one, you just FËËËL the quality and history...and must buy one". hahahaha,.
This style exists in the form of broches, neckless hangers, rings, earrings, etc. My mum and aunt have and wear these to this day.

BIITA: Those fava beans are what we call, Tuinbonen, or "Broad beans". Those are the ones that just got chopped down in the "New Garden". Delicious with bacon fat bits.
Well, I hope that I will have some awsome potatos, but until they are in the crates, I hold my breath because Phytophthera is an everpresent danger here in our wet froggy-land.
But at the moment they look like a great wooly green blanket over the ground...looking very encouraging.
It's way too soon for redening of the toms, but hopefully they will stay healthy long enough to be harvested. Both types are "blight tolerant" and usually make it before getting sick.
The bush form were de-foliated and contained yesterday, hopefully today the cordon-type will receive the same treatmant; however, they must be tied-in instead.
We like planting low marigolds below but away from the rootballs as much as possible in order to deter pests. I didn't do that last year because of shortageof space, and was inundated with aphids. Sad

As for the beans...I showed the runner beans, which are indeed looking terrific. I did not show the climbing French beans. The cold and moisture has kept them stunted...and the slugs got into a few of them as well. Darn beasts!
Soooo, you've been working your "bee-hind" off eh? well, don't do that, cos you'll have only bones to sit on and that could sting. Wink

Thanks folks for your interest and very nice comments. It's always so nice to hear.

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