It's time for a roundup of the current state of play. 2013 has been a great summer so best to make a record:
Remember my carrot temple?
Well it's still there and yielding a great crop of carrots. The parsnips on the one side and the leeks on the other are also doing well.
In fact everything is doing well this year. Even the newcomer on the block
appears to be on the verge of producing a crop.
The beans, French and Runner, have had a bumper year.
and the spuds haven't succumbed to blight.
Onion maincrop has had to make room :
in the "greenhouse" for basil and pepper plants:
Tomatoes and cucumbers are still on the go but needing some night protection:
That's certainly a bumper crop you have going there Mal. It's good to see sweetcorn doing so well outside too, I've always grown it in the PT and had amazing success with it but the cropping is finished now, I think next year I will try some outside as well to extend the season.
ReplyDeleteYour Leeks are looking fab too, mine are not much thicker than pencils at the moment.
These are an early variety, Lind. My Musselburgh patch for spring are about the same size as you describe. Still jealous of your P-T
DeleteWe have to test our sweetcorn for ripeness. It's certainly been good to be blight free!
ReplyDeleteDo tell, Sue - How do you test for ripeness?
DeleteOnce the tassels are dark brown pull back a few leaves to expose the corn kernels. When you pierce a kernel with your nail a milky juice should come out not clear liquid.
DeleteIf that happenes the final test is to cook one and try it.
I see you have some uncovered chard that isn't blemished. My chard, turnip, lettuces and kale have been attached this year by caterpillars. Suppose next year I will have to cover plants.
ReplyDeleteThat's the other side of a good summer isn't it? Infestations of aphids and such like. Hopefully no locusts. Not had caterpillars on chard to date. Usually see some leaf miner damage, although not so far this year. I've really thinned them out before autumn, which might have helped. Next year will be different!
DeleteThat rhubarb looks like it might have another crumble or too left in it.
ReplyDeleteOr even three. Should read before hitting publish!
ReplyDeleteThere's so much it's going to be chutknee for me!
DeleteHurrah for this summer! Everything looking spot on there.
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