Autumn FRUITING ~ 26TH SEPTEMBER 2015

• SUNRISE TODAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2015

"SUNRISE" ~ Image Copyright John and Margaret

​  The weather up until now has been glorious growing weather, plenty of rain with intermittent sunshine has brought the crops to fruition.
 Harvest time on the allotment is now in full swing and we cannot consume the produce that I am bringing home on a daily basis. We have had a brilliant year for Courgettes, Beans, and     Tomatoes, and the soft fruit crop has been incredibly prolific.

   Margaret froze some Strawberries, Gooseberries and Blueberries as they arrived and we are now blessed with masses of Raspberries and Blackberries. I had the best crop of Asparagus spears that I have ever had. I have three different varieties of potatoes stored in my shed and the Cabbages and Brassicas are looking very healthy. 

     The only fly in the ointment are my Onions, some of the larger ones seem to be suffering from a disease called neck-rot and I have had to throw a few on the compost heap. My neighbour Tony has the same problem and has come up with a couple of tips that might stop this from happening next year. 
(1) ~ Do not feed your Onions after July 1st.
(2) ~ Do not allow the onions to get wet while they are in store.
   The green manure seeds I bought on the net have grown very well and I am now in the process of digging the plants in before they flower and go to seed.
   Sadly it has also been a very good year for weed growth and I have my work cut out trying to control them at the moment. I will eventually clear them out as usual.

"Onions" ~ Image © Copyright John and Margaret

   Working in the garden at home in the afternoon, I spotted this spider sitting on a perfectly formed web, just waiting for a meal to fly in. There a lot of this variety of Spiders around at this time of the year.

"Spider Web" © Copyright John and Margaret.