Simon's Allotment

It's shaping up to be a wet autumn so I'm glad I got the maincrop spuds safely gathered in last weekend. Out on the plot there's...

Pea beans and french beans - I'll let these dry out for a few days before shelling them. Funky pea beans:

Bottom leaves need removing when I get round to it.

A nice row of Autumn King, if I do say so myself.

Right then, back to gardening. Time to savor the last of summer.

Am I eating apples? Yes I am.

Tried a couple of slices of the first red ones yesterday and they nearly blew my head off. Should make useful gifts.

These made great looking plants but the cobs are disappointing. They were supposedly meant to be "mini-corn" (Minipop F1 from Mr F...

The winter tares are growing away nicely and I'll dig them in in the spring: The trefoil I've dug in now and I'll be planting ga...

Still looking lovely.

Fuchsia Sedum Rose campion Geranium

I first went to Stonehenge free festival in 1981. I didn't know any Sid Rawle but I did get to score some dodgy acid and see Hawkwind. ...

All the rain we should have had in the spring seems to have fallen in the last fortnight. Still, life goes on, which is just as well really....

I've got one of these on the plot. So blue. Can't eat it but that hardly matters.

Still going strong. Tomato sauce on everything at the moment.

I'd never grown chillis and jalapenos before before so when someone gave me some little plants back in the spring I thought I'd give...