Almost without my noticing, the time has just shot by with no blog updates for quite some time. The various demands of the day job and the associated travel have become more of a priority. On top of that, more time is needed to process the pork from our pigs into bacon and sausage then distribute the results to friends and family.
It’s already October and autumn is well underway – at least it is in our part of the world. The success from the relatively small collection of leaves last year has provided some lovely leaf mould so there are plans to increase these efforts this year.
Given the lack of updates recently, this seemed a good time to bring together a few pictures to illustrate the recent results of this years growing season.
The purple podded peas proved to be very productive but for some reason the dwarf beans didn’t do as well as last year. The leeks and carrots were slow to get established but the beetroot performed well as usual. The biggest surprise for me – apart from the crop from the existing strawberry plants – was the swede which I grew for the first time this year. It’s doing very well and proving to be very tasty!
There are hopes for more to come over the next few weeks particularly from the new raised beds. But it won’t be long before thoughts will have to turn to planning for next year!
They all look pretty delicious, and certainly better than the stuff our supermarkets offer. Having just moved house, the best we have managed recently is buckets full of lovely cooking apples, an few raspberries, some very tasty brambles and a wonderful crop of Muscovey ducklings!! Here’s to a kind autumn in the North Pennines……
Ducklings sound interesting but maybe something for the future. Lately I’ve decided to stop trying new things and focus more on the aspect I’ve already made a start on but not fully mastered yet!