Vegmonkey and the Mrs.

Well, technically it is closer to late Summer but I’m trying to be positive! We had a visitor in the garden today – I have christened him Squirrelmonkey! He was happily scampering all over our shed and the wall that separates us from next door. As soon as he saw me clicking away, he was gone! I suppose being a town garden doesn’t lend too much towards wildlife but it’s nice to see.

Haven’t been down the plot all week which is pretty shocking as I’m on my hols. Might pop up tomorrow as I’m sure there will be courgettes, beans and potatoes that need harvesting. Might even be the odd squash – the weather has definitely been perfect for them.

At home, I have removed the Brassica cage as i trimmed the ivy above it last week and I had to take the cage off so that I could clear up the mess I made. This has resulted in the Cauliflowers having to come out too as the Cabbage White Butterflies have been swarming around the green leaves of my Brassica – resulting in lots of little clutches of yellow eggs everywhere. I decided the best thing to do was scrap the two plants we had growing. The savoy cabbage however is going great guns (sounds nice and hollow when tapped) and will hopefully be out before it is eaten!

Onions are at proper glut level (we have the Japanese ones planted last year and a good 200 or so from this year.) Most are tied up, but we think there might be another 5 or 6 strings worth left. They are dry already, living in the cold frame – they just need tying up. They have been there so long though that there are worms livings amongst them, in the soil that is still on the roots!

The omions we had last year lasted for a good few months so these are likely to last us until March hopefully… but on the basis of using 5 onions a week!

Tags: growing savoy cabbage, onion harvesting and storing, onion tying, squirrel in the garden