Revival

Plot has received minimal attention over the last couple of months, although a bit more than this blog has.

For the winter, I have eleven purple sprouting broccoli plants, some chard, and a few beetroot - all grown from seed.  Yesterday I put in Japanese overwintering onions and lots of garlic - Messidrome again.  I also cleared out the courgette beds - there were still a few cornflowers in bloom - and the French bean bed, managing to save a few beans for sowing next year.  I picked the one big squash that made it to a decent size, and had the unexpected treat of a few tiny artichokes, presumably due to the incredibly mild weather.  For the same reason, the summer-fruiting raspberries are having a last hurrah as well.

The Jerusalem artichokes are looking a bit sad and blackened but this seems to be normal according to Joy Larkcom; I should be able to lift some soon. The apple tree produced four small but very tasty red apples.

The last bit of sowing to do is the broad beans, in a couple of weeks' time, and until early next year it will be just tidying up and continuing to do battle against the snails and weeds.