Herbs

We talked about herbs today...different kinds of herbs like the ones Christine cooks with in Bede  café. We talked about mint, rosemary, chives, coriander, and parsley.

Spraying the blackfly

Today we sprayed the blackfly on the broad beans with a very weak solution of washing up liquid which kills them off - or it's meant to. Then we did some weeding and cleared the beds of dead leaves.

Red kidney beans

Today we planted red kidney beans. I made a row in the soil with my finger and put in seven beans, then I covered them with soil and watered them well.
We talked about what kind of herbs we will grow over the summer. I wanted to grow rosemary and thyme.

Checking our vegetables

We checked the five things we have growing in the allotment the at moment: peas, potatoes, onions, garlic, and broad beans. We talked about growing French beans, runner beans, tomatoes  and courgettes later in the season. Then we did some weeding.