Sweet corn planted and looking good. Margaret is keen for me to grow sweet corn again on the allotment this year. I grew baby sweet corn last year and we had a very tasty crop. I sowed some seed earlier this year but none of them germinated and nothing came of the exercise. I managed to purchase two dozen very healthy looking plants from a car boot sale on Tuesday for the amazingly cheap price of £2.50 and I planted them today. I think, considering that a packet of sweet corn seeds would cost about that price, this was clearly a bargain.
I planted the seeds in trenches so they will be protected from the wind and any rainfall we get will get straight to the roots of the plants.
I planted the seeds in trenches so they will be protected from the wind and any rainfall we get will get straight to the roots of the plants.
I heard an unusual clicking sort of a noise from the roof of a neighbouring shed, when I looked up I noticed I was being watched by fully grown male Partridge. I pulled the camera out and quickly shot off a few quite nice photographs, I think he probably has a nest somewhere in the vicinity and he is on the lookout for danger or opportunities to forage for food.
All the vegetables are now growing very well and it is all systems go for a very promising year. I planted some more Leeks Brussell Sprouts and Broccoli that I have grown from seed and everything looks very healthy. The hard part is the ongoing weeding and pest control that is a never ending rhapsody on a theme of beautiful gardening~~Peace
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