Harvest Time

Having got back from holidays a few days ago, the veg. patch is a sorry sight. So far I've managed to harvest the cabbages, but they were rather snail and caterpillar eaten, so most went on the compost heap; pull the garlic, all of which looks fab; pick the onions.

The courgettes are doing really well, a bit of water burn on the leaves as I've been lazy about the watering and put the sprinkler on, but other than that, they're dong really well. the flowers open every morning into full sun, the bees and insects pollinate them nicely and every few days, there's about 4 perfect little courgettes. In fact, they were so delicious, I made courgette fritters with them a few days ago. Have a look at direbonappetit in the next few days to see the recipe.

I've yet to weed all the beds; plant another row of carrots; check the beetroot and, somehow, ripen the tomatoes! They look great and very healthy, but they were late in and I'm worried they won't get enough sun to fully ripen. Oh well, it might be Delia's Green Tomato Chutney if they don't - check direbonappetit to see their fate!