Healthy Vegan - Garden Plot in the Spotlight

After three years of moving  into our new home, I have neglected the garden plot.  Every time I went out, my heart sunk for different reasons and I seemed to have fallen out of love with gardening and growing my own vegetables. 

 However, this year will be different.  I said that last year and the year before, but this time really it will be different as progress has been made.  
But before I share progress in my garden plot, I am partly writing this post to coincide with Harvest Monday with my offering of overwintering Rainbow Swiss Chard from the garden. I used some of it early in the month for a Black Bean Chile, this however will be used for a quick Indian style vegetable curry.  Also by joining in with Harvest Monday, I am hoping my love for growing vegetables will be reignited.
Various courgettes
The greenhouse is spilling with seedlings.  I have had to halt my seed sowing as there is a lack of space and weather forecast of frost 
Ruby Red Chard
Kohlrabi
Various Tomato Seedlings



Peas and Salad Leaves
If your interested in what I am growing this year, click here to see my list which I will up-date on a fortnightly basis.
Strawberry Patch



Flowering Strawberries
Raspberry Canes
 The raspberry and gooseberry bushes are lowering, so is the Plum tree (not shown here). 

 You won't l know it, but here are two lines of potatoes.
Next patch of land is clear and ready to welcome the new recruits from courgettes to broad beans and peas.
 A little more digging here to do to clear the weeds and then this will be ready for brassicas.
This is the back of the garden plot.  I have dug out the raspberry canes here and put seating there, so we can sit and look down at the garden plot.
And finally, this rhubarb is fattening, but I plan to harvest some at the weekend and share it with you for next  weeks  Harvest Monday which is hosted by Dave over Our Happy Acres

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