Last of the Summer Veg
| 19:35 UK time, Tuesday, 1 September 2009
How did it happen? Was that really the summer? After a lovely bank holiday, the shock of September 1st was almost too much to bear thisÌýmorning, and it has brought with it a true Autumnal feel; Sara is talking about her penultimate blog, the rain has been lashing down today, and my football match was cut short by bad light. Summer, for what it was, is over.
If your veg plot is anything like mine, then it might be starting to look a little sad.
Most of my pots are pretty much empty now. The lettuce (which looks a forlorn figure), the few carrots left to harvest, and my beetroot (that I am still avoiding like the plague, but will try and sample before this is out) - are all looking out over the grey London skyline.
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There is still a little brightness however, as my second batch of tomatoes is now delivering in spades! Overall, the tomatoes have been a roaring success, giving me fruit in abundance. I even took a little pot of extras into the office to share the wealth. And then didn't tell anyone and ate the lot myself. Like sweets. Sorry.
And sorry to you all if I keep banging on about how good mine are, when so many of you have been struggling with the blight! No sign of it for me, so it seems I have been very lucky there!
MyÌýsquash is still developing, but I worry that it might all be a little too late. The foliage has grown extravagantly, while the veg haven't.
I may get lucky and get something from them before the end of the season, but I am not holding my breath.
I would love to hear any squash success stories out there - most of the talk has been of other veg, so bring on the squash-speak.
For my last two blogs I am going to put together something about what you can do to help your garden through the winter, a few things that you can still plant, and I also hope to try some of Nigel's recipes.
So if you have any ideas or experiences to share on these topics, then please share them here. That way I get a head start!
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