Autumn is here........

......and the allotment is slowly winding down.

I spent a few hours on the plot this weekend after having been unable to tend to it for the past three weeks. Fortunately, it wasn't as untidy as I'd feared and the few remaining weeds were quite manageable.

I'd lost a good crop of Sweetcorn though because I'd left them too long and they were now overripe.


Harvested the last of the cucurbits (which had grown to the size of marrows!!). From left to right: Courgette Bianca de Trieste, Straight Neck Summer Squash, Courgette Bianca de Trieste and Courgette Black Beauty


I was pleasantly surprised to see one of the Globe Artichokes with a decent sized head on it. I'm a big fan of the supermarket bought marinated variety, so I think I'll harvest it later this week and see what it tastes like when cooked.


The Leeks (Leek Sultan F1) are looking slightly bedraggled, but I suppose it's still a little early yet. Perhaps they'll perk up closer to harvest time (November to March).


The two Pumpkin plants appeared to be growing very well, with the larger one on the left being quite difficult to pick up! In the right-hand corner of the photo can be seen a Sweet Pepper plant which was kindly given to me by my friend Joan.


This is the larger Pumpkin of the two and was kindly given to me by my friend Colin.


This is about half the size of the larger Pumpkin and was kindly given to me by my friend Dick.


In this photo you can see the Rhubarb and Globe Artichoke plants which are growing in the front corner of my plot. To the rear of the photo is a Blueberry bush which was kindly given to me by my friend Allan.


The plot looks a little bare now, but I'll be back in the next few days to spread plenty of well rotted manure as a Winter mulch.