Final cropping of the year?

After what seems like weeks and weeks of rain, today was finally a dry day. I was nervous again about what I would find at the allotment after a four week gap since my last visit.

I needn't have worried too much as things looked pretty tidy. The poly tunnel had been cleared out on my last visit, and I had done a bit of digging and clearing of the main plot too.

The squash plants had withered away but had left some fine fruits, as can be seen in the photo.

Back at the greenhouse I was able to pick the remaining chillis, (bought from the South Devon Chilli Farm) a mixture of red and green Ring of Fire, which certainly live up to their name. A single chilli gave plenty of heat in a recent chilli con carne, and will certainly add some heat to a chicken curry I'm making later today. The quantity of chillis produced this year is definitely similar to the very first time we grew them, and far better than the last couple of years. Whether it's due to a better variety, or more suitable growing conditions, it's hard to know, but I'll certainly try the exact same ones next year.

Once the weather steadies down a bit, and the soil can really start to dry out a bit, I'll go back to the allotment and try to finalise the clearing up and pre-winter digging.  With luck also, I'll get some manure spread over the plot, and cover with sheeting to suppress weeds until things start over again in the early Spring.