Winter Harvest

 Including last of the fresh tomatoes

Leaf Mould

 

Ten years today on plot 37

Squash harvest drying in the sun, Dazzling Blue kale and celeriac Asterix

Comedy Beetroot, Borlotti's & Courgettes

 Missed this Boltardy beetroot growing to 3kg

 

 Tomato seed saving and Brad's on the vine

Tomatoes

 Buffalosun (F1) weighing in at 716g, a general assortment and Brad's Atomic Grape

Visit to Clumber walled garden

 The walled garden at Clumber started no-dig the same year we did

Today's harvest and Joan J raspberries

 

There's always one..

 

Zinnia

 

Hottest day on record

To avoid the thermometer breaking we moved it the previous day onto a shelf in the shade at the back of the open barn

 Aubs are going for it, must be the hot weather. Black Beauty and Early Long Purple

Sarpo Kifli

 Charlottes are already out of the ground, these are from one row of (blight resistant) Kifli

Garlic dried and ready to be strung

 

Mini Roasties

 With garlic and rosemary

First Aubergines of the season

Early Long Purple

Autumn Champion & Garlic Harvest

  Garlic was ready early so harvested same day as the overwintering onions 

More Lettuce

Gilaad 

Strawberries

 

Swarm of bees

 This lot came out thick and fast from an allotment neighbours hive so we hid in the shed until they'd passed

Red Grenoble and Marvel Of Four Seasons lettuce flanking beans. Early Hot Wax peppers below

Super-early spuds

 Grew a few Sharpe's Express in bags. Started Jan 26th (six seed potatoes in two bags) in the unheated greenhouse and moved them outside when space was needed. These are just a few to start with, the overall yield was surprisingly good.

Spring flowers on the plot

 

 Aubergine plants looking healthy and broad beans (overwintered Aquadulce Claudia) now in flower

Peas in guttering

 Short lengths of guttering make it easier to slide the young plants out

Grape Hyacinths & Baby Aubergine Plants

 

Pi Day

Annual celebration of the mathematical constant - so we made a chicken, leek and red pepper one.. served with wilted field bean tops

Early Daff's & Frogs