Need a bigger freezer!

Another bumper produce harvest yesterday.  Got some more runner beans and french beans from plot 69, still loads to come!  Had to give a bag full each to both our neighbours, and folks-in-law got some too.  Still got far too many!!  Also from the top plot we picked our first 3 cabbages, lovely firm hearts, really pleased with them.  I would have left them a bit longer but the cabbage patch is being really hit hard by slugs and now caterpillars, despite the netting we still have cabbage white caterpillars invading unfortunately.  Cabbages are touching the netting so the butterflys are just landing and laying on the leaves.  The slugs have done so much damage we are pretty much letting nature take its course, the damage seems to be on the outside row and the inside one seems to be intact so harvestable.  Had one for tea last night and it tasted fantastic.  Also picked some more kale, slugs and butterflies dont seem to touch that!  The good news is that the plot next to ours has a new tenant.  It had become quite overgrown and thistles etc, so hopefully someone is going to start looking after it.  He had only started the same day as us so sad that he has given up so soon.  Down to plot 69 after that and harvested our first fennel!  Also some tomatoes, last of the courgettes, more runner beans and 3 dwarf beans (!), they havent done very well at all, only had 1 plant survive!  Simon dug up the first of the maincrop potatoes and was really pleased, got some nice ones and no sign of rot or blight at all.  A big bagful from 3 plants!  Another bucket of plums and more blackberries for jam, again a full boot!

 









Simons sweetcorn are growing well and the brussel sprouts are really happy, should have lots of sprouts for christmas....