It's that time of year when the gardener gets respite from the frantic summer months. Nothing is growing anymore - weeds included. But beside uniformly earthy former potato patch and the skeletonised pumpkin patch there are green patches still. This is when the brassicas come into their own! Late cabbages, Brussel sprouts, kale and sprouting broccoli are approaching their prime. The purple sprouting broccoli will not start producing until next March, but has plenty of leaf already.
The other green area is more of a remnant offering leaf beat, beetroot and leeks.
(Under the net is more kale and some Chinese cabbage. Despite the net the leaves have been pockmarked by some pest). So end of season is here but there are still harvests to look forward to.
