After a few days at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival, and very heavy rain this morning, it was good finally to get down to the allotment again in the afternoon.
A further half mini row of Charlotte potatoes produced a really good quantity of lovely potatoes, and the nearby outdoor grown Gardeners Delight had ten more ripe juicy tomatoes for picking.
The courgette continue growing well, and this time I managed to pick three or four on the small side - Gold Rush and Romanesco. All the varieties mentioned so far today will definitely be grown again next year, as will the sensational, sweet F1 Lark sweetcorn.
The meal which summed up the whole season - simple but so tasty and fresh - sausages with potatoes, sweet corn, courgette and tomatoes sautéed. Sensational.
I also brought back another 8 Victoria plums and tried my very first Lord Lambourne apple. It had been damaged by a bug on the tree but I cut off anything that wasn't sound. The flavour was lovely and I should say that the fruit was 90% ripe. The other 5 or so apples will benefit from ripening on the tree a little longer but I'll also make sure I pick them right away if there's any sign of them falling to the ground.
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