So Bloody Hot In The Potting Shed

Well today was very very hot 32C , and the UV was high and so I thought, I would visit the allotment a little later in the day, hopefully as the sun was going behind the trees in the car park and there would be a little shade being cast on the potting shed and the bottom end of the allotment.

I had planned to transplant the French Climbing Beans into the climbing frame greenhouse, but despite the beans being watered yesterday half of them were dead and only for responded to being given a drink.

The Trays and Modules from lidl's had not survived the 55C in the potting shed and for some reason even the solar powered fan had given up the ghost, not that I think it would have changed the outcome of the French Climbing Beans or the Lidle trays. 

Needless to say, I will not be buying these anymore! And that's another reason I have invested in a few more Contanterwise Long Lasting Propagation Trays. 

Red and All Gold Raspberries harvested today

Half of the tomatoes I harvested today my sister had the other half, All the Tomatoes are from the Crimson Blight Resistant range 

The second sowing of the Lazy Housewife French Climbing Beans have really grown quickly and were harvested 

The Starbucks bags that the coffee grounds come in are so useful for taking the harvests home.

I woke up at 1am and processed the Climbing French Beans and put in the freezer, A bag for Emma (my daughter) & Elaine (my sister) and one for me

Burpless Tasty Green Cucumber harvested 

Despite the high temperature the turnip seeds are germinating in the potting shed.

Pixie Grape vine turning

Bed 15 Carrot lines are looking more defined with each visit.

Emma's Cucumber and the dwarf French Beans for Digby

I went after and won these paving slabs on Freecycle, and will be picking them up Sunday morning and taking them to the allotment. As I'm splitting the level beds in half and making them raised I need the paving slabs for the path in between raised beds.