6th June 2025

 

           Dear All,

 

Early letter this week as we are off to Derbyshire tomorrow for a week in Darwin Forest with Kate’s sister Sue and husband John. We managed a swim on Monday after a 3 week gap due to holidays and Chelsea. Following that there has been some serious gardening before we go away. We still keep missing the rain and during our Tuesday evenings Zoom session it was raining in Hove, Hutton and Streatham but not Over! Considering the drought most crops do not look too bad. I planted winter brassicas this week: kale, cauliflowers sprouting broccoli and cabbage – Brussels sprouts were already in. This means the allotment is now full. Unusually I have had to cover squash as something has been nibbling them.

 

 

Over wintered Onions

 

 

Maincrop Potatoes

 

 

 

 

Sweet Corn – just getting going

 

 

Covered Squash

 

 

Kate’s Flowers

Our walk this week started at Great Chishill beyond Royston and most participants over- dressed heeding the weather forecast for rain. In the event it did not go beyond drizzle until we were in the pub. The winter sown crops were very good and even spring sown were not too bad with quite a large acreage of linseed.

 

 

Over Dressed Participants

 

 

Decent Winter Barley crop

 

 

Another Dressed for the Weather

 

 

Threatening Skies

 

 

Large Painting in Chrishall church

 

 

Best wishes

Mike & Kate