I've finally found another brand of toms in the shops that wasn't either floradade or heinz. Hallelujah. Oxheart, you pink beast you.
I'm a huge fan of squash, courgettes, pattipans and the like, so this year I'm trying a yellow bush pattipan called sunburst. Cue mild irritation when I opened the seed packet and there were twelve seeds. Misers. Pah. Anyway, they better be worth it - apparently you get a big yield from a little bush.
This year I'm giving butternut a go, and we've got a few just sprouting.
Normally I have loads of courgettes growing, but last summer's crop was a bit iffy. There were no seeds at my local pick n pay, so I'll pop down to the Spar later and see if they have - I'm pretty sure I saw a yellow cherry tom packet there too - yay for diversity. Hopefully when I go get the other seeds I'll also be able to find gems. Mmmmm baby gems cooked and eaten whole are like little bursts of heaven.
The cabbages are still looking on the scrawny side, but I think it might be the weather. The temperatures are rocketing around - hot in the mid-afternoon, and then back to zero again at night.
Radishes are doing well, and the peas are just okay. I'm not holding high hopes for a stellar crop.
And now for your weather round up for good old Joburg:
| Min: | 4°C |  | |
| Max: | 18°C | ||
| Weather: | Partly cloudy. | ||
| Wind: | light westerly | ||
| Sunrise: | 06:49 | ||
| Sunset: | 17:38 | ||
| Moonphase: | Waning | ||
| Moonrise: | 01:42 | ||
| Moonset: | 12:26 | ||
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