[LeeR]

First picking of broad beans today and some salad leaves from the garden.

[galen]

A handful of Strawberries, the first of the year And a dozen Scotch Bonnett and Monkey Face Chillies from indoors 

[tosca100]

Salad leaves, radish, lots of herbs and the first garlic of the year (courtesy of the chickens! )

[Schubunny]

Where in Kent are you Schubunny? I moved my rhubarb this year and have had hardly any. Not looking too good for any more either 

Sorry Yana I missed your post. I'm NW Kent. I fed it with lots of rabbit manure last autumn and it seems to be really enjoying it.

[Yana]

Without wanting to have TMI schubunny, do you separate the rabbit manure out. I ask because I have two rabbits but read somewhere that you shouldn't put wood shavings into a compost heap or use as a mulch as it draws the water out of the soil instead of locking it in so I would have to separate the pellets and the shavings.

[Schubunny]

I have pods coming on my peas!! 

Without wanting to have TMI schubunny, do you separate the rabbit manure out. I ask because I have two rabbits but read somewhere that you shouldn't put wood shavings into a compost heap or use as a mulch as it draws the water out of the soil instead of locking it in so I would have to separate the pellets and the shavings.

I don't actually use wood shavings, I found they were not very absorbant and also there is some thought that they are not good for rabbit respiratory systems, even dust extracted ones.

I use whole newspapers and a load of hay in their litter trays (changed every other day) and then empty the whole lot out into the compost and remove the newspaper as it takes longer to break down. The disadvantage of using it all is that you have to compost it down to remove the hay seeds but rabbits apparently can do up to 500 poos a day and with four that's 2000!! I love my plants but not that much!

[Gandan57]

Just cut the last Walcheren Winter Pilgrim cauliflower last night. Only three weeks ago it didn`t look like there would be any heads, then over the last ten days we`ve cut fifteen. As well as eating it cooked in the evenings, I`ve been taking raw cauliflower to eat at work for the past week and getting some peculiar looks!

Also yesterday the last of the finger thickness leeks which haven`t gone to seed, and I note with envy that my neighbour has planted some out which are almost as big.

The first strawberries have been harvested by the local blackbird as my new 7 metre by 6 metre net from ebay only arrived yesterday. I hope he enjoyed those as he won`t be getting any more!

[Abbeyview]

Dug first early potatoes today, Rocket which were planted under fleece 12 weeks ago they are a nice size, one root was more than enough for one meal OH and me, hate to say we could do with some rain as the soil is bone dry around potato roots.

[devonbarmygardener]

The first strawberry of the season and some lovely lettuce.

[Yana]

A handful of broad beans, salad leaves, radishes, and spring onions to go with tonight's dinner.
A Patty Pan courgette and a normal courgette (defender) that will be roasted with (almost) the last of the butternut squash from last year.
Pea pods are gradually filling out 

[gazza975526570]

A handful of broad beans, salad leaves, radishes, and spring onions to go with tonight's dinner.
A Patty Pan courgette and a normal courgette (defender) that will be roasted with (almost) the last of the butternut squash from last year.
Pea pods are gradually filling out 

courgettes already?!

I must be way behing as mine have only just come through!!!

[Abbeyview]

Dug two roots of Rocket potatoes  and despite all the rain in last 18 hours the soil around the roots was bone dry.

[Yana]

Don't panic gazza, these have been in the greenhouse waiting to be hardened off to go to lottie. Couldnt believe it when I saw them myself 

[Totty]

Will be emptying a bucket of Extra early Lady Christl later. And hopefully we will have enough for a meal.


Spelling of "Christl" edited for search purposes.

[Yana]

Pakchoi grown in greenhouse and a few straws from the lottie.