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Harvesting Fears

Post categories: Sara's garden,听beetroot,听carrot,听lettuce,听pests

Sara Cox | 11:00 UK time, Friday, 19 June 2009

The good news is that the patch survived Lola's birthday party, and the festivities passed without any small child being impaled on my mini picket fence. The bad news is that I've developed a strange fear of actually harvesting the food I've grown. I think the lettuce has been blanched white by the hot sun, and my beetroot has been munched by slugs. I'm feeling a bit over this gardening lark... Luckily, my carrots are looking beautiful and I'm excited about picking them when they're ready. The kids both love carrots so I think it will be great to let Lola come uproot them and then help me cook them.

The birthday girl was bought a lovely pressie of children's gardening tools and gloves, so maybe the key to reigniting my patch passion is to let Lola get more involved. I could let her plant something of her very own, if its not too late in the season. Any suggestions?聽

Finally got round to buying some string yesterday, to tie my tomato plants to the canes. I wisely popped into gardening centre on foot, rather than in the car, so couldn't be tempted by any nude statues or gazebos.

Otherwise, not much to report, been really busy with work and mum stuff. Hope you're all well.

[Ed. Sara was in聽for Jo Whiley this morning on Radio 1. You can listen again聽on聽成人快手 iPlayer] Last time I was in for her I got texts asking about my veg, so if I spot any tomorrow I'll give an update.聽

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