It has been cooler & fresher over the last few days, but it was still a lovely evening at the Hill.When I arrived I saw just how much everything likes this weather – the beans racing up the poles & the squash have dinner-plate leaves.
As I dug up the last of the POTATOES (dunluce), novice neighbour Jody arrived, & he cut courgettes – round, yellow & green, & we chatted as I planted out the last of the LEEKS where the new potatoes had been.
The GARLIC has now got a bad dose of rust, so I dug up the thirty good sized bulbs, & they are now drying on the bench here at home, then I turned to picking PEAS (gladstone & stephens) & BROAD BEANS (barry plot 19 & crimson flowered).These are all pretty much near the end of the run, but there’s more pea varieties to come, & the final batch of broad beans (witkiem manita) are in flower.
You just can't have enough home grown garlic :O). Though I read it was going out of fashion! No one wants to smell of garlic any more ....
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Don't know about vampires, it looks like your squash plants are making a bid for world domination!
ReplyDeleteI never do particularly well with garlic. Shame, because I love it. I've tried spring and autumn sown varieties and they are always disappointing. Stick to what you're good at, I say - I might have time to sow more peas! I agree - your squashes look magnificent.
ReplyDeleteI don't see it going out of fashion round here, Dinzie!
ReplyDeleteYeah - I'm getting a bit worried about the squash - they looked pretty lost in that bed when planted out, they look 'comfy' now, so what about in a month's time...
Have you tried a few cloves in a corner in the new lottie, Flum? It wouldn't do any harm to chuck half a dozen in and ignore them over winter?