I am hopeless at thinning out as I want to give all the plants a chance - that is so silly I know. In an effort to get over this I ruthlessly thinned out three rows of turnips and four rows of swede - now the remainder had better repay me with plump roots. I didn't thin out these carrots so there are lots of teeny weeny ones. Plenty more growing in the veggie plot which I will thin out.
Last of these long mild chillies I should think as there are no more flowers appearing and we can't be too far off a frost. These have performed well for me this year. I think they are called Doux Les Landes.
Finally, picked a few beetroot, more calendula flower heads for balm and some over blown calabrese that will make its way into a soup pot.
Now, best get out there and actually do some weeding before the sun goes down!
Those squashes look really impressive. I bought seeds for next year but have never grown squash before. Do you get more than one squash per plant? I'm wondering how much space to allocate for them.
ReplyDeleteI think the accepted wisdom is about a metre square per plant. Personally, if I get five good sized squashes per plant I think I'm doing well. To save space I trailed mine down the sides of the path. I'd grow golden nugget again - it does not trail and crops well. I've grown winter carnival in the past and would grow again if I could get hold of some seeds.
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