Autumn

Following on from my summer post about the dire weather things didn't improve massively this year weather wise. However the plants seem to have adjusted somehow.
We've ended up with a surprisingly large Autumn haul.

I grew marrows for the first time this year. Made the mistake of going away on holiday and came back to a monster that would have won any show. Maybe I'll give it a go one year though the idea of produce shows terrifies me. Winning would be more dangerous than the time I won the Christmas raffle at Groves WMC on my first ever visit.

The courgettes have continued to fruit until last week. I planted three sowings. One in May, one in June and one at the end of July. The last has been the most successful, not quite giving us the over abundant supplies of 2 years ago but providing plenty. One lot of plants I kept half surrounded with a cold frame. Think this has helped tons too.

Other successes this year have been Sweetcorn with at least two huge cobs per plant.
Beetroot and parsnips are the only  roots that've done well but they've made up for the carrot and radish failure big time and I'm not even confessing to planting Celeriac. One day I'll work out how to grow it. Tips gratefully received. I think I've just got the wrong type of soil.
Brassicas have been good too, I've a fab bed full of winter cabbage and the sprouting broccoli has sprouted well. Not so sure about the Sprouts. We'll have some but not as many as usual.
I've finally figured out how to grow leeks too I think. Well they look and taste amazing.

So kind of sorted for winter veg, more so than in the past, I've Shallots, Cabbage, Broccoli, Sprouts, Parsnips, Leeks and tons of Jerusalem Artichokes.

Now its the wonderful time of year of planning and seed catalogues. Just planted garlic and some overwintering broad beans. The first part of next years harvest. Need to find some interesting and new plants to try. Any ideas?