How quickly things change

Even though there is the temptation to think that gardening requires patience, looking backwards it is astonishing how quickly things change.  The two photos below show how much the overall plot changed in just five months.

Looking South 5 March 2011

Looking South 3 August 2011

The view looking North gives a clearer picture of the sweet pea gateway that Lynn planted up as well as a sight of the sweet corn beds in the distance and a better view of the rabbit proof fence that took up a lot of our early efforts.

Looking North 3 August 2011

The bed of squashes pumpkins and courgettes also shows very clearly the pace at which things have grown with these pictures taken at approximately monthly intervals.

Squashes and Courgettes 21 May 2011

Squashes and Courgettes 29 June 2011

Squashes and Courgettes 26 July 2011

The potatoes tell a similar tale, with harvesting having started by the time of the last picture and the potatoes being replaced with brassicas and late peas.

Emerging potatoes 24 April

The potato beds 14 May 2011

Replacing the potatoes with brassicas and peas 29 June 2011

Of course the reason we took the allotment on was to grow stuff to eat, so harvesting is the main pleasure.

Buried treasure

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