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I'm also picturing you standing with your scythe, staring at them every time they come near.
sadly I didn't own the scythe at the time.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
clearly I have no idea who did this, but apparently some unscrupulous person went to her plot on night and wrote rude words in weedkiiler on her plot...
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
allotment has strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and blackcurrents. Rhubarb and some espalier fruit trees (apricot, peach, cherry, 2x apple, cooking apple, pear, plumb).
We grow a selection of veggies like carrots, beetroot, sweed, potato, broad/french/runner beans, peas, onions, shallotts, garlic, sweetcorn, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, weeds, brussels, broccoli, chard, spinnach and lettuce to name most of them. Plus and herbs we don't kill.
Blessed to enjoy the experience without being fully reliant on the produce. that said we can eat something home grown every week of the year and for the summer just about everything for a few weeks.
I've got half the plot down to no dig/mulched this year as an experiment, it's not easier because you need to shovel lots and lots of material onto the site.
Look after the soil and feed it, after that everything is easy.
blueberry's are an acid loving plant, and you will sruggle to grow them in regular soil (and not advisable to try to acidify normal soil to that level as not much else will do well there). They are best grown in a large pot or container in ericaceous compost. Not grown em myself, but see no reason why they won't do well here.
As for what else can be grown, it's still early in the season, so pretty much everything. Lettuce is always a good 'un, kale if you are keen on it. The list of stuff is huge, be easier to say what it's too late for.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
The people at our site are very friendly I'm pleased to say.
Don't know anything about soft fruit though, sorry.
salad leaves, lambs lettuce, tomatoes and chillis in pots.
2 trees as well, apple and pear. They are both a bit neglected and I got nothing usable off them last year. I brutally pruned the apple 2 months ago so am hoping with another year or two of regular trimming it will be back to a productive state.
my 5 year old daughter loves the herbs. We have rosemary, thyme, lemon thyme, chives, sage, a couple of mints etc.... she is always picking off the leaves to rub in her palms and smell. Gets really excited when we cook with them.
i don't have masses of productive garden due to drive, garage, patios and the large fruit trees. It means I am mostly limited to pots and small borders. fruit bushes, herbs and salad leaves work well in limited space and give the greatest reward for kids
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Without a greenhouse or cold frames, this is the perennial issue with striking from seeds in UK
Other seeds struck at same time were Japanese Anemone and seeds from last year's Michaelmas Daisy. 3 or each showing so far.