September!

So...summer happened. What with rain, slugs, more rain and holidays, the allotment was more or less left to its own devices during most of July and August. A few good weeks of sun during August really helped move things on though, and amongst the slug/desiccation disasters there are some good news stories, notable the tomatoes, squash and beetroot.

The netting over the carrots has really helped keep them healthy, and the badger-proof fence has, so far at any rate, kept the sweetcorn safe. Hopefully a few more days of sun will finish the crop.

Here's today's mini harvest: apples, rhubarb, raspberries, a few strawberries, two kinds of tomato and some french beans...

To make up for the recent silence, here's a few pictures of things growing taken last week: