Went up today and the allotment still looks great on little maintenance here and there. The brocolli and Cauliflower had to officially go today as it had flowered and wilted. The courgettes have given up after many weeks of feeding us veg each supper. They were fab and delicious. The gourd thing is still going and producing enormous ones now!
No photos to show but Louis enjoyed using the shears to attack the courgette leaves as we got rid of them into the compost. He roared at them and snapped angrily - a good job for Louis! - whilst Sammy helped Neil weed around the sweetcorn which is looking good. The pumpkins are huge and the boys are excited about that for Halloween.
We found a dead dragon fly with just the outer shell of it's wings which the boys enjoyed and many creatures as we disturbed the soil, slugs, snails, spiders and woodlice.
I found 12 plums and the rest are either on the ground rotten or miles too high in the tree. I think maybe my pruning in February (KATE!) was a bit too rough and harsh! Not sure I will be making my Christmas presents of Bugs and My Robot Top plum jam with just 12 plums. Hey ho.
Lovely sunny day and we can plan our next growing season, starting with looking at books to find out what likes to be planted in September.
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