Autumn

Brief late afternoon visit after weeks of neglect - surprisingly busy on the site, with quite a few around getting in last minute jobs before it gets too cold.

Still not planted garlic and getting a bit late unless we get a mild spell - or I cloche them to get them going (but plastic does not survive well in winter).  Corn never quite made it and a few frosts have seen them off - will have to plant earlier next year.

Cut down the remaining sunflower heads to extract seeds and cropped more (gigantic) sprouts, cabbage, sweded, beetroot and salad leaves.

Remaining pears had mostly been blown off trees but still good to eat and very juicy - mainly from Conference tree.

Ajo Ajo

Busy harvesting on a dry day... swede, turnip, big sprouts, kale, blueberries (just about all finished), lettuce, curly lettuce, couple of carrots...

Corn growing but cobs still white.  Sunflowers re-propped up after windy week with several flowering round about 10 feet tall.

Prepared garlic bed (half of d2) by raking in 3/4 bag of sharp sand and scattering a bit of blood,fish and bones with rest of sand on surface.  Covered with plastic as don't trust weather forecast that says rain will miss to the east tomorrow.

Random bits of weeding mainly around blueberries/ redcurrants.

Garlic

Bought 2011's garlic bulbs - 3 thermidore bulbs to split up and plant, probably in November.

After this year's bumper crop will have to hunt around to do even better next year, as left them in a bit long and they opened up a bit.  Been checking garlicworld for more tips.

First Frost

First Frost of Autumn last night.