Redescovering the Strawberries

I replaced the strawberries this year. I never intended to get much of a crop from them - but to let them run riot and produce lots of runners to provide additional plants.

This they have done - and so have the weeds. Today the conditions were perfect for weeding. Plenty of rain in the last few days meant the weeds were coming out without any resistance.

An hour later the strawberries were uncovered along with numerous runners which I am going to have difficulty tracing back to the original plant. I had planted four varieties - Cambridge Favourite, Honeyoe, Royal Sovereign and one called Elan that I had never heard of but found in a garden centre.

Harvested today were pototoes - the pink fir apple has almost redeemed itself - courgettes, broad beans, runner beans, lettuce and raddish. I overheard one of my fellow allotmenteers talking to another saying he had never picked peas and runner beans at the same time before - and he has been growing veg for 60 plus years.