Bigger shoots and more herbs!

It was a very quick visit today.  We spent much of the morning at the Remembrance Parade but wanted to at least plant some new herbs.

Our garlic is now almost 6" high and many of the broad beans are peeking through.  Our hope over the next week is that the bean shoots are not destroyed by pigeons and/or slugs and/ or whitefly before we can cover them with netting.  The shallots are also growing taller by the week.

The assorted brassicas appear, in the main, to have taken well and are beginning to show signs of getting bushier.  They were always going to be one of the things that were a bonus if they survived at all but appear to be proving that it's good living down in the milder south.  The plants under the cloches at the moment only appear marginally better than those outside, I'm sure the difference will become more pronounced as winter progresses.  Once it starts to get really cold, we'll probably cover more of the crops with a fleece to help keep them protected.

We picked up some potted herbs in Asda - mint, parsley and coriander - and these have now been added to our herb area.  The sage, thyme, rosemary and lemon balm from previous weeks all look to be taking well, so with luck we'll have quite a plethora of flavour available to us in the spring.

 
The other news is that we have bought a cold frame for Nigel.  This will allow us to harden off the seedlings produced on the windowsill before they then go out to Doug.  Peas next :)