So life is about learning things and my first year of having an allotment is constantly about learning things my latest lesson is I do not need to plant 6 courgette plants especially when it is only me that eats them!
Yes I am surrounded by courgettes and marrows planting 6 plants at the time felt like a good idea they will take up space when I'm not sure what to grow well I didn't expect to have 6 very well producing plants. So my neighbours have been given a bag of courgettes each I hope they like them. I'm not allowed to sell them it's in the contract we sign when taking on a plot many people have said they would never know I'm sure there will be somebody that would report me.
I have also been harvesting potatoes by the bucket load and most plants when dug up have been invaded by ants but the potatoes seem to be fine. I have lots of dwarf beans from my 8 plants and plenty of runners and raspberries. My pumpkins and squash plants are doing well along with the sweetcorn and my greens are growing nicely protected in their little cage.
I would like to say I'm a natural and completely green fingered by I'm sure it's just pure luck I know for one thing in my little note book of ideas for next year I will only plant a couple of courgette plants. It was far to hot to spend much time on the plot today so I will pop back later as the edges need tidying up a bit.
What has been most peoples gardening disasters when growing veg?
Well done on your successes , 999 ways to eat courgettes? maybe you could hide them in things so no one else in the family knows. Courgette cake for the cricket?
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There are always loads of courgettes in the "Free Stuff" area of our allotment site, and some of them are HUGE! I usually end up with too many as well, you'd think I'd learn... Something I never have much success with is carrots. They just don't seem to germinate very well. I have one solitary carrot at the allotment at the moment.
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