Lifted our first crop of home grown carrots yesterday afternoon, really quite pleased with the results. We have already had a few lifted to "thin" the row, but noticed one or two getting eaten probably by slugs, and some getting extremely large. I weighed one example at 1lb 2 oz (c 540g)not bad for a single carrot.
The second picture shows the Red Cabbage crop, with baby leeks growing next to them and behind them the celeriac.
All in all, I am pleased with the results for the first year of the raised beds. We have learned a few lessons which will help next year but reading the gardening magazines and books, we should be able to carry on producing some food over the winter, including some salad crops - a few late sown "cut and come again" lettuce can be seen thriving in front of the carrot crop.
The space vacated by the carrots has already been filled with seedlings germinated in a seed tray, of "Durham Early" cabbage, which I am reliably informed give excellent spring Green type crop which can be eaten whenever they look ready.
Ah the good life! I don't suppose Felicity Kendal will come and assist with the weeding!
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