Watering

This is our new 10 000 litre water storage tank, sitting on its concrete base, which will be used to collect rainwater from the containers against which it is standing. This will be topped up with mains water, and will be piped around the site to each 1 000 litre water container, from which we fill up watering cans.

I have now finished picking both peas and broad beans, and have taken out the plants. This gives room for some winter cabbage, which have just germinated in the seed bed. I also dug a row of potatoes, which gave room for a row of chard, which I have just planted out.

French beans and courgettes are now coming on as fast as I can pick them, and the runner beans have started as well. I have also pulled beetroot - many more coming on - and carrots will be ready next week. Still lots of cabbages, and potatoes, with onions (poor), parsnips (ready October ish) swede (also probably ready in October) and sweetcorn (looking good, and should be ready in September) to come.