Up the allotment today after heavy rain and sunshine, we found the most enormous Gourd and pumpkin to boot. The boys even asked the girls (Ruby and Grace) from over the way to come and see it, we were just so amazed! We now have four or five pumpkins on the go but surely the big fella has to be on our doorstep cut out for Halloween. It is fab!
We were also pleased with the size of the sweetcorn, towering over the boys heads now and we picked the last remaining carrots and spring onions too. The beans had to go, failing to produce anything we wanted to eat really. The tomatoes are trying but still very much green. We spoke to a neighbour who suggested planting leeks and winter cabbages now as some of our beds are looking a bit bare for this time of year.
The boys weren't too fussed today so Neil took them home in the car to play cricket. I stayed for another hour weeding the beds and cutting the grass. A walk home eating some Blackberries on the way, dirty and tired as the evening was full of glorious sunshine. Absolutely wonderful.
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