Parsnips and chillis

With the garlic (Vallelado) and onion sets (Electric Red) planted on the allotment, the over-wintering lettuces thriving under the fleece and the Hungarian Rye green mature growing really well, the plot is still looking good and productive.

The parsnips are quite small but look and taste good, as do the chilis though the larger ones (Rokita) are definitely not the hot ones (Ring o' Fire).

End of season update

After last week's Indian Summer it is beginning to look like Autumn is not far off now.

Still in the ground are leeks, chard, beetroot, squash and one or two courgettes.  To overwinter I've planted garlic (red onions to follow next week) and some winter lettuce which were grown from seed in trays and hopefully (under plastic hoops and fleece) will survive the winter and thrive in early spring.

Also, I've sown Hungarian Rye Grass as green manure in the remaining parts of the allotment but am hoping to get some horse manure too thanks to our next door neighbour whose sister happens to own a horse! I'll borrow a trailer for the weekend soon and we'll get a couple of loads, one each, or even more if we have the energy.  It'll certainly be worthwhile and all we have to do is choose a weekend when we're both free and when the weather is likely to be fine.