Vegmonkey and the Mrs.

I think we’re getting more produce from the garden at the moment, than we have all year. I’m starting to take finished crops out at the moment and cover the ground for Winter to stop all the weed seeds blowing in like last year and ruining the start of Spring.

The runner beans have come out…i was going to leave some pods on the plant so that they dried out and we could use the seeds next year, but the plant had been so trashed by the wind it looked unsightly. If this had been at the allotment, then maybe it would have been different, but it looked a mess!

The squash has also come out. I’d heard about Uchiki Kuri a while ago and wanted to try it. It had an amazing taste, very nutty, quite unique but the plant didn’t produce nearly enough of a crop to justify the space.  I think i’m going to attempt a little guerrilla gardening with the squash next year (planting veg in unused public spaces and harvesting it if it grows…watch this space).

On the other side of things, the Japanese Onions are growing well and we are harvesting things like Brussels Sprouts, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Carrots (which are mostly going into tomorrow nights carrot cake!) and spinach/chard.

It’s half term next week, so i will try and get a few pics up. There might even be one of the lottie!