July 2023 Video Diary
28 July 2023
Winston potato reveal on our unkempt plot
It’s got to that time of the year when the plot begins to empty rather than being planted up. I decided to lift our Winston first early potatoes to get the process started.
16 July 2023
Our tomatoes are coming on a treat
A look at how our tomatoes are growing at home and in the allotment. In both the garden and allotment we have tomatoes growing in the greenhouse and outside. We are still waiting for our first ripe tomatoes of the season. It looks like Sungold will be the first to ripen in the allotment greenhouse.
11 July 2023
At last some rain – but how much?
We’ve been needing some rain for weeks now and at last, we’ve had some. It’s come in the way of showers rather than a spell of prolonged rain. I think we’ve had more rain at home than in the garden at home. However, the weather continues showery so watering at the allotment is on hold.
11 July 2023
A double potato reveal – Winston & Casablanca
We’ve already lifted some of our Ulster Prince first early potatoes. As the remaining roots are growing with borage which the bees adore I decided to try some Winston first early potatoes. These weren’t as good as Ulster Prince and after giving it a bit of thought we decided to try our third early potato variety Casablanca. Having lifted all three varieties I think Ulster Prince has produced the best crop.
06 July 2023
Gooseberries & gales
After a lovely spell of weather in June, July has started off with gale force winds.  At the allotment we have a gooseberry bush which performs really well even though it’s inundated with Kiwi leaves. Videoing opportunities at the weekend we are limited by the gale force winds.
03 July 2023
First early potato reveal and harvesting winter onions
We needed to lift a few more potatoes to use in the kitchen. This year we have 3 varieties of early potatoes, Ulster Prince which we are lifting along with Casablanca and Winston. I might lift a couple of roots of Winston next. All our first early potatoes are ready for lifting as the foliage is starting to turn brown suggesting they’ve done all the growing they are going to do. Sue lifted our over wintering onions. Radar has produced a better looking crop than Senshyu Yellow but usually, there is nothing to choose between the two varieties.