Out of hibernation

We are coming out the other side of Winter now after a good hibernation.

For reference, last year's tomatoes all caught blight, we planted them out too late I guess?

Planning for the coming year has involved gaining funding for a new shiny greenhouse.
Panes of glass have slid off the old rotting wood and the guttering isn't really working.

The kind people at Dulwich Going Greener and The Dulwich Society are funding a new one!

Green issues

The greenhouse is now stocked with many green tomatoes and two bell pepper plants, hopefully we will win the race of ripening with possible disease on its trail! 

Its all in the brew

Somehow, our single hops plant produced nearly 1.4kg of hops!

The other 13 growers, averaged just over 200g.

Was it the regular singing to the plant, or highly skilled watering?

It liked growing up a fence, this is the harvest from the one side (anyone could've pinched these!)

           
               It's the weigh in at The Florence!                                          The micro brewery

Some science

1st draft samples ("tastes like Horlicks") 

The Beer will be a pale ale, called Prima Dona and ready for a beer festival on Lordship Lane, East Dulwich on October 6th.