George, my lettuce plant is being eaten at last. I've realised how economical growing your own lettuce is. Think about it, you buy it at shop and it's usually a full head of lettuce, which is typically too much and ends up getting thrown away, here, you plant a seed, wait an eternity, then pick as much as you like and let the plant carry on producing.
Another good thing is we don't tend to eat many salads in this household, so we might be able to be self sufficient off the three lettuce plants I have. Scratch that, four, another one has reared it's head recently and is snuggled in a pot with one of my strawberries. I'm not sure if polyculture covers pots, but I'll pretend it does.
Something less edible but just as majestic has come into bloom. Despite the lily beetles best efforts my oriental lily is now in full bloom, and whilst I can't eat it, it does it's bit firstly by being gorgeous and smelling divine, and then by bringing bees to the garden which will help out my strawberries. Assuming all the bees haven't drowned in the weather we've been enduring lately. I suppose I can also use the flowers for the vase, but it seems cruel to shorten it's life span, but they look so pretty...
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