Life on the Weald - September 2019
We made a brief visit on the 1st September and our first disappointment of the month was to
find that all our late sown peas were gone. Not just picked but all the plants
removed!
They were in a raised bed near to the communal footpath/roadway, close to the bed where all our broad beans had been stolen earlier this year. The pea plants were all gone but they left the weeds!
The following day we were off to Spain and the journey didn't start well. We usually pop in to Pret for either a pre-flight snack or to take one on the plane, but it was the peas all over again!
After a brief holiday, we returned home mid-September to an abundance of produce at the allotment and in the garden.
The tomatoes were still giving
the chillies were ripening
and the apple tree was laden with fruit
We even had an aubergine on the plant in a pot in the garden.
Our pumpkins were a good size and ripening and there were yet more tromboncinos and patty pan squashes
And yes, more giant courgettes!
And a proliferation of French beans
We picked the last of the French beans. They were past their best but still very good
Very little work had been done on the plot this month apart from harvesting and towards the end of the month everything was put on hold for the Labour Party Conference which had come to Brighton (possibly for the last time if they proceed with plans to demolish the Brighton Centre and build a new one at the Marina! Who in their right minds would want to go to a sterile conference centre outside of town, miles from a railway station, away from the hotels and all the social life that is the essence of Brighton? Hopefully someone will see sense.
After the conference, we picked the Borlotti beans and took them home to dry
....and placed the squashes in a cool place
But then it was time to go up to Chesterfield for a surprise wedding anniversary party for my brother-in-law, Ray and his wife, Yvonne. I wouldn't see the allotment again until October.
They were in a raised bed near to the communal footpath/roadway, close to the bed where all our broad beans had been stolen earlier this year. The pea plants were all gone but they left the weeds!
The following day we were off to Spain and the journey didn't start well. We usually pop in to Pret for either a pre-flight snack or to take one on the plane, but it was the peas all over again!
After a brief holiday, we returned home mid-September to an abundance of produce at the allotment and in the garden.
The tomatoes were still giving
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| Golden cherry tomatoes 13 September |
the chillies were ripening
and the apple tree was laden with fruit
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| Apples 13 September |
We even had an aubergine on the plant in a pot in the garden.
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| Hove grown aubergine 13 September |
Our pumpkins were a good size and ripening and there were yet more tromboncinos and patty pan squashes
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| Pumpkins 13 September |
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| Tromboncinos 13 September |
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| Tromboncinos |
And yes, more giant courgettes!
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| Courgettes |
And a proliferation of French beans
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| French beans 13 September |
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| French beans amongst the harvest |
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| Crown Prince and patty pan squash 13 September |
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| Patty pan squashes |
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| The last of the French beans |
After the conference, we picked the Borlotti beans and took them home to dry
....and placed the squashes in a cool place
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| September harvest |
But then it was time to go up to Chesterfield for a surprise wedding anniversary party for my brother-in-law, Ray and his wife, Yvonne. I wouldn't see the allotment again until October.
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