The Cup has come and gone and the seedlings in my green house are outgrowing their pots. So, this weekend I plan to be planting out my tomato, zucchini, cucumber and eggplant seedlings and direct sowing beans and corn.
I am excited at how beautiful the garden is looking already, with flowers and sprawling productive plants. The delight that is still to come enthuses me. It won't be long until the picture that I have in my mind for the patch, will be a reality, and the baskets of summer veg are once again gracing my harvest table.
And in your garden? Well, think about what you like to eat and the size space that you have to plant out. I find that in summer, having an endless supply of salad veg is essential. Even a small garden bed can fit a couple of 'cut and come again' varieties of lettuce, a cherry tomato, some herbs and maybe a climber or two, such as snow peas, beans or cucumbers.
Many of these can be grown from seed, which is much more cost effective. If this is too much hassle in a small patch, look for striking varieties of edibles at your garden centre. Perhaps try some heritage varieties that you can't get off the supermarket shelf, which not only adds interest to your dishes, but flavour!
Happy gardening.
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