The chilli plants didn't make it so I'm glad I kept one indoors that is just about holding on.
Even the broad beans have suffered, but I expect them to bounce back.
Outside it looked like this.
The ground was partly frozen but I sill managed to dig up some leeks.
I also dug up a half decent parsnip much to my delight. It actually looked like a proper parsnip with a long tap root; tasted good too. I don't know why I didn't take a photo.
I got the veg cage at last (see side bed photo where you can see the frame) and I ordered some netting off the internet, as the local garden centre didn't have any. So I need to cut and fix the netting in place but the weather is wet and miserable. It shouldn't deter me really as the pigeons are not taking a rest from stripping the PSB of leaves.
The Brussels sprouts are a good size and tasty.
Finally, I started off a sweet potato in a mug of water after I listened to Gardener's Question Time on Radio 4. Bob Flowerdew who is a panellist on the programme, recommends starting them early (January) in buckets, but I think this variation might have more success as documented on this blog
Oh and the Kestrel seed potatoes and Setton onion sets arrived.
One thing that Bob Flowerdew also said on GQT was NOT to bend the onion necks over before harvesting as this leads to neck rot. Well, he's right. I did that this year and a fair few of my onions have gone rotten around the neck.
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I'm getting cheesed off with the weather too! I liked the snow when she first rolled into town, but now she's outstayed her welcome!
We had a disaster with our sprouts - no sprouts for us this year. The onions also tended to rot during storage but we didn't bend over the leaves - we think they became too damp in storage.
Also fed up of the weather as its either too cold, too snowy or too wet!
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