Everything is growing so well in this part of the garden that we are losing the path! I realise now that we didn't allow enough room and so we have an overcrowding issue! I can't wait until we get the bigger veg patch going next year. We spent £20 on compost at the beginning of the season as this was a new bed and very clay like, but it was worth it. All the plants came free courtesy of our very kind neighbour and also from some packets of seed I had from last year. So for £20 and some back ache we have been getting a good harvest this summer of courgettes, runner beans, tomatoes, spinach and from a compost filled dustbin nearby some new potatoes.
This is todays harvest, may not look like much but is more than enough for the 2 of us and means we have not missed the 2 organic box deliveries we have now cancelled each month. This has saved us £25.70 a month. I am also putting a fair bit into the freezers so we will have a supply into the autumn. We are getting a similar sized harvest every 2-3 days and if we can keep ourselves supplied into October (by using the frozen produce) we will have saved £102.80 less £20 for the compost and £12 for eggs, £20 for fruit - bought at the farm shop instead of from abel and cole - I make that a £50 saving!
It all helps and the pleasure of harvesting your food from the back garden is priceless.
2 comments:
I'm soooo hoping I'm strong enough to grow some veg next year. Seeing the lovely stuff that so many bloggers seem to be harvesting these days is making me very envious (although not in a bad way).
Fingers crossed you manage it next year Sharon. It is lovely but even the harvesting is hard work as you have to prep and then find room in the freezer for it all! lol!
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