A decent days harvest

 A quick trip to the allotment this week as the weather has been awful.

I did a bit of harvesting.Half a carrier bag of tomatoes,200 grams of raspberries,a hungarian zucchini and some Annabel dwarf french beans.

Gem squashes,Rumba onions,French breakfast radishes,Kohlrabi and some Flyaway carrots,

Some Chioggia  beetroot.I also dug up a couple of Picasso potato plants that unfortunately seem to have split and are a pig to peel.

The garden clear up continues and here is the tomato graveyard,all waiting to be emptied.

At least I still  have my Sungolds producing and still tasting gorgeous.

2nd Anniversary

2nd anniversary time.In August 2010 I took on this .

 Now I have finally weeded and dug over all of it.I have a plastic path to seperate the 2 halves.On this side I currently have sweetcorn,tomatoes,lettuce,beetroot,radishes,potatoes,raspberries.little gem squash and my brassica cage.

 On the other side looking a little barren now are onions,carrots,shallots,parsnips,maincrop potatoes,runner beans and french beans.

 My first harvest from one plant of Pink Fir Apple,a bit early but blight dictates.

My first Autumn Bliss raspberries,very tasty they are too.
The weather has been blissful,possibly too hot to dig and hoe but needs must.I have planted out some Ishikura spring onions,Flyaway carrots,Chioggia beetroot and Red Salad Bowl lettuce.
I have harvested White and Painted Lady runner beans,Early Nantes carrots,Black Beauty courgettes,Golden Gourmet shallots and Red Sun onions.

Allotment and Garden update.

Harvesting continues.
Over the last couple of days I have had Pentland Javelin and Charlotte potatoes,French Breakfast radishes,Boltardy and Chioggia beetroots and White Lady runner beans.
I have planted Sparkler and French Breakfast radishes,Samish F1 spinach and little Purple Sprouting broccoli plants that i started earlier in the year.
I have weeded my Onion bed and harvested some Golden Gourmet shallots and Red Baron onions.
I have also made a cane cage for my Autumn Bliss raspberries.
In the conservatory i have made winter plantings of Romanesco cauliflower,Black Tuscany kale,Italian Flat leave parsley,Blue De Solaise leeks,Siberian kale,Durham Early cabbages and Black kale.
I have potted on some Sweet Genovese and Purple basil and some Catmint for the cat.
I have had a reorganisation of the greenhouses and out go Early Tanana to be replaced by Sungella,Monkey's Ass and Losetto tomatoes

Start of another month.

I managed to get a bit of weeding and harvesting done today before the rains arrived

 My first attempt at growing swwetcorn,this is Headstart F1 and there are some cobs showing.

 In between my sweetcorn I have planted some Black Beauty courgettes which are flowering but as yet no fruits,

 The runner beans are climbing and are in flower but as yet no beans

Due to the blight on the plot I have cut down the haulms and this is today's harvest of Pentland Javelins,I also harvested some Charlottes,the last of the Albignesian Wight garlic and an Early Nantes carrot.
The Early Onward peas have finished so are now in the compost bin.
I don't hold out much hope for the allotment tomatoes and seem to spent ages snapping off discoloured leaves,at least there are a few green tomatoes which have had a borage mulch to see if it gives any protection.
I have planted rows of Autumn King and Flyaway carrots,Ishikara spring onions,Axima and Blue De Solaise leeks.
I have finally had some Latah,Early Tanana and Koralik tomatoes from the garden,some Chioggia beetroot and some Piccolino cucumbers.
I have potted up Sungella,Principe Borghese and Sweet Million tomatoes as well as a batch of Sweet Genovese and Purple Basil.

Allotment update.

A couple of nice days has enabled me to get down to the allotment for some planting and weeding.

One task is to tidy up my wilderness area.My neighbour to the left makes no effort to clear up any part of this area.

I made a start yesterday and managed to pull out a dalek full of nettles,cleavers and other assorted crap.

I have planted out some Black Beauty courgettes and Maskotka tomato plants that have been hardening off in the garden.
I have weeded and hoed a bed next to my Strawberries and planted some Little Gem lettuce,Boltardy beetroot,AYR lettuce,Chioggia beetroot and French Breakfast radishes.