I have just returned from a holiday with my boyfriend who is currently working away from home with the UN. It was a lovely week's holiday but I could never have relaxed and enjoyed myself had I not had my lovely neighbour, Mic do the watering while I was away.
This is the first holiday I have returned find a garden full of healthy plants. Usually I spend the holiday checking the UK weather forecast trying to find out how dry it is in the UK and not really focusing on enjoying my holiday. Before I leave for the airport I put upside down bottles of water contraptions in all the containers and heavily water everything before I go and then return home to find everything desperate for a drink and at least one casualty.
I have to say that Mic has been a star and everything is much bigger and bushier than I left.
My strawberries have not started producing fruit yet but there are plenty of flowers with promises.
Have to admit that my tomatoes have gone beserk! Which is of course an amazingly good thing.
Really have to get these potatoes out of the bag now I think and find out if there's any goodies at the bottom - this is the first time I'm growing potatoes so it could go either way!
I think I may have some peas ready to eat. Just need a closer inspection....
Looks like these guys have bolted... probably not suited to container growing as the turnips we've been growing in the Bramford Community Garden were all around golf ball size a fortnight ago. I will experiment with eating the flowering heads in some salad instead.
Now the Kai Lan has got to be about 3 times the size it was a week ago. I can see this might be this year's favourite super discovery. (Last year's was chard). I think a welcome home salad is in order.
I also found these beautiful radishes - perfectly rounded and ready to eat. Another veg that has at least trippled in size in my week away.
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