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Started cutting the Savoy Cabbage. The outer leaves are fed to the chickens or put on the compost heap leaving the heart at the centre - still a little small but big enough. These will now be cut over the next few months.

The start of another crop. After last year’s partial failure, only the early maturing garlic cloves from last year (these were successful) and different garlic of an unknown type were planted to see what happens with these. Plenty of compost and wood ash were dug into the soil a couple of weeks beforehand. Planting details are the same as last year so click on “Garlic” on the right to see all the posts for garlic over the past year.

These started fruiting in early September and should continue until mid to late October when all the canes will be cut back to ground level as fruit form on the current year’s growth.

The Lemon Grass has grown well outside but it has been a hot summer. Individual pieces have been used by cutting them at the base with a sharp knife. Now moved inside at the beginning of October where it will stay (and be used) until next June.

Dug up first of the resown carrots which are just big enough for eating at the beginning of October. They should get slightly bigger and last for a while yet in the ground.

The last tomatoes were picked at the beginning of October. Many are not fit to eat due to heavy rain and cooler temperatures so are thrown out along with the plants which are dug up and put on the compost heap.

It takes a while but these will turn red if left on the plant - this was picked towards end September and in a greenhouse would turn red earlier.