Harvest

Today was a big harvest day at the allotment. There’s a real nip in the air and temperatures of two degrees forecast for next week. So we decided to harvest all the allotment tomatoes before they succumb to the cold. They are still very green but abundant and luscious nevertheless. We picked about 3 kilos, mostly San Marzano. We also harvested the squashes, a ton of runner beans, potatoes, apples and some more raspberriesThere’s still lots to come,  including more runner beans

and sweet peas

The Christmas sprouts are coming along nicely:

Otherwise the plot is beginning to settle down for the cold season. But that’s quite exciting too because it means we can start planning next year’s crops! As we we were leaving, a flight of geese honked overhead, bringing us joy

Then I brought all this bounty home (except the geese) and have been multitasking all evening, baking apple cakes and making marrow and apple chutney while also trying to write this blog post – excuse any typos! I put red onions in the chutney, turning it rather pink but it should taste good