August is proving to be as productive as July. While we have decided to pick one of our pumpkins, the courgettes are rapidly becoming marrows, and the patisson crop, a late comer, is gathering strength. The fennel is now ready and the sweet corn has matured well, and early. We steamed a number of freshly picked corn cobs during the week and they were stunning (of course there was a healthy amount of butter added). Some of the parsnips have also been plucked for the pot, and we look forward to some tasty dishes with them in the coming week.
The fruit bushes continue to produce; as well as the blueberries, the much awaited Autumn production of plump tart raspberries has begun and this growth will hopefully last for about six weeks. The planting in the allotment is quite limited now; our broccoli and cabbage will survive a Winter,and we have been advised to plant garlic in September, however the lolla rossa and gem lettuce will not survive a hard frost. A new crop of our favourite lettuce has been transplanted from the nursery beds into beds where the onions have been cleared. We have also finally cleared our main potato bed. This once difficult, and hard, stony soil towards the front of the allotment is now crumbly, and enriched for the new year.
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