Late August

More weeding at the allotment revealed how the late sowing of Peas are progressing (see above). Not a huge amount have germinated, but there are a few plants looking healthy so I might still get a late crop of Peas.


Having pulled up the Tomato plants that died prematurely from blight, I pulled up the weeds from the front of the plot where the Tomatoes had been and covered the area with black plastic to stop the weeds from taking over the ground again.


One of the Pumpkins is stating to ripen now, but the others are fairly well covered by Squash and Pumpkin leaves so are still green.


As I mentioned before, the Sweetcorn plants are looking very good at the moment (see above) and are producing loads of cobs for picking (see below).


I also picked my first ever Celery (see below). It's not up to shop-brought standard, but I'm quite pleased with it. I sowed the seeds at home in March so it's taken a long time to reach this size! But I think it's done enough for me to give it another go next year. There are still about another 20 Celery plants in the ground, so hopefully they'll continue to get a bit bigger.