October 16th

Had 2 and a bit hours on the plot this morning.
I dug up the last of the Cara and desiree and cut the pumpkins and butternut squash off.
Got a load more radish and probably the last of the Cobra beans (these have been really good!).
Picked some more Chioggia beetroot and took 3 punnets of tomatoes off the outdoor plants.

I seem to have way too many salad leaves (got another bag full) but I suppose it'll be a good green manure if I don't crop it all!
The Hungarian grazing rye is growing well - I will dig this in next spring.

Remaining crops:
Parsnips
Beetroot
Salad - various types
Pak Choi
Carrots
Leeks
Cavolfiore
Cabbage
Purple Sprouting Broccoli

It's been a pretty good crop this year!

October 8th

Had a couple of hours on the allotment this morning, drizzled before we set off then rain threatening all the time.
Dug up another 5 potato roots - really hard work, the ground was so hard.
Got another decent crop - 2 big bags - Cara and Desiree, only 10 more to go!
Here's a photo from the rubbish camera on my phone:

Got another load of radish - some really big ones:

Cleared the last of the sweetcorn - got 6 decent cobs and a few smaller ones.
Still some cobra beans left and got some more Chioggia Pink Beetroot - pickled some of it along with some shallots - first time I've tried pickling:

Got a few parsnips, a big bag of salad and pak choi and took one of the smaller pumpkins - about 10 inches long. Saving the two other bigger ones for Halloween.

Got another handful of ripe strawberries - can't remember getting them in October before!

October 1st

What a great start to October, loveley and sunny and HOT!
Got to allotment for 07:20, started cropping potatoes in ex-car park bed.
Took ages, speared quite a few but got loads - I weighed the largest hessian bag of the 4 when I got back 27Kgs - excellent!

Got a load of sweetcorn, some more Chioggia Pink Beetroot, radish, cut and come again salad, some plums, apples and cobra beans.

The biggest surprise was strawberries in October - lovely and sweet