Kohlrabi

It's not been too bad a morning and I've been a bit of a domestic goddess scrubbing and cleaning and putting stuff away. Tony won't recognise the place when he gets in  :-)  I stopped for a cup of coffee and a half hour or so watching you tube.  Steve's uploaded another and it's well worth watching... actually Steve's videos are always well worth watching so don't forget to pop across and take a look.  I've just been for a wander around the veg plot and trimmed out a load of dead leaves and was delighted to see that my Kohlrabi looks as though it's starting to form swollen bases.  I've never grown or eaten it before so we are interested to see what it tastes like.  The seeds I sowed the other day and popped into the cold frame are coming along a treat.  There's going to be plenty of pak choi, lettuce and spinach to transplant in a week or two.  I intend to prick them out in the next day or so and will leave them in the cold frame to grow on a bit. 

                                            

The evenings are starting to draw in and there's a definite nip in the air so I'm thinking of digging up all the geraniums and putting them in pots to overwinter up on top of the woodstore.  That will free up the raised planter that is just outside the conservatory door. I want to plant lettuce in it and I'll probably interplant it with spring onions  We absolutely love them in salads even when they are tiny and the little gutter garden has been a brilliant way to grow them along with golden purslane and dwarf Greek basil.

There's still plenty of golden purslane to add to our salads

The dwarf Greek basil is gorgeous

Chillies are ripening thick and fast and I think I might dry a few if the harvest continues this way.

Earlier in the year I popped one of my winter sown tomatoes into a tub and then stuck a little willow frame over it... in truth I had nowhere to store the frame. The tomatoes are just starting to ripen and thankfully these ones show no sign of blight... yet... 

Our little apple tree and that of our neighbour are looking really lovely right now

The rainbow chard that I rescued and transplanted are coming along a treat. I'm glad I didn't just compost them

My herb planter is looking a bit tired but the different varieties of mint are still lovely to chew as I wander around my little plot.

The solitary pumpkin is starting to ripen.  I had high hopes for a big crop but this is the only one that has grown. The rest just fell off the plants.

When we moved the pond I had to dig out a couple of parsnips. I didn't want to just stick them on the compost bin  but my understanding is that they wouldn't transplant... well they have and are looking really healthy though the tub probably isn't really deep enough for them.

The rainbow radish are really pretty in salads.  I've picked red, yellow and white ones 

If the rain holds off for a bit longer I hope to have an hour in the garden this afternoon. And if it doesn't I will just have to have another hour house working.. I know what I would prefer.