[richrua]

I found some blight on the spud leaves so I spent a right long time cutting the tops off the lot. I hope they will be okay.

[penninehillbilly]

Dug some spuds, impressed with weight (up to normal anyway) Catriona and Maxine, shame there is a lot of slug damage which I have never had before. found a worm coming out of one, do worms eat potatoes? (not a wireworm)
Actually picked a handful of tomatoes instead of the odd red jewel hiding under a leaf, (shame I ate most of them one the way home)
Finally found the spring from my secateurs under a blackcurrant bush, it had jumped out at the weekend.
Found the early seed potatoes I'd bought in March to start off for Christmas-popped them in plant pots to get them going to pot on later (is it too late?)
Cleared an area in the polytunnel to plant 'something' to harvest winter/spring - any advice for a northern crop under protection?

[Beetroot queen]

We put in some cabbage and lettuce, I know it might be the wrong time for lettuce outside buut we havent had a single lettuce head this year, they all ran to seed.

So I am having one last go with little gems 

we had a lovely child free morning at the plot and then had to go back up at 7.30 when someone reported a bloke with rucksack helping himself to veg 

[plum crumble]

then had to go back up at 7.30 when someone reported a bloke with rucksack helping himself to veg 

Whhaat? what happened? Did you catch the b*******? 

[Beetroot queen]

then had to go back up at 7.30 when someone reported a bloke with rucksack helping himself to veg 

Whhaat? what happened? Did you catch the b*******? 

No unfortunatly I took a courgette with me to bash him on the head, we knew we have someone coming on taking veg but it still grates on my nerves when I hear he has the nerve to bring a bag 

I was chopping courgette at the time and without realising took it with me to the plot  :wub:we have reported it to the police but what can they do, hes not going to hang around for long

[goose]

i could always let you use my 10.5 llb courgette that i found on the plot today ....that should deter them!

[Havengore]

Or...dip his head in a brew of fermenting nettles.   I hate thieves.   

[Wombat18]

Got stung by a bee.    

Harvested courgettes, there weren't any there last weekend, now they're practically marrows.  More courgette jam in the offing I suspect.  Loads of tomatoes too, they're doing brilliantly this year.  I pruned back my elderly apple tree which was badly hit by downy mildew and woolly aphids, and gave it a good spray with fungicide.  Picked a few more carrots, despaired over my stunted and whitefly infested brassicas

Oh, and first sweetcorn.  Very nice, but some of these supersweet varieties are getting a bit too sweet and don't seem to have much of a sweetcorn flavour.

[boosh]

Dug up some spuds, picked some beans and toms, Butternut squash spreading everywere but very tiny butternuts 

[Bizzi Lizzi]

Picked a few more tomatoes which now seem to be filling out very nicely.  Also picked some spring onions but left the cucumber alone for another day but very tempted to harvest.

Marvelled at the difference a bit of netting made over the outdoor lettuce why on earth haven't I used it before ... weeded a bit then watched husband repair the shed roof.  Hoping it will be done by Christmas.   Now in the conversatory watching the clouds coming over.  It was nice while it lasted.

[braders1234]

Has been raining all day but did get down the lotty.

Picked some runners, white and red beets, a cabbage, chard, carrots, blackberries raspberries and had them all for dinner with the in laws.  nice to be eating it within hours of it being picked.

also got a few toms and hoed the paths.

all in all not a bad day, would be better if the weather was less wet but cuts down n the watering.

just need to sow some modules with seeds for my winter salad experiment...

[mjpalin]

had a mammoth day at the allotment, the last of the beds is now built :-) and now filled with strawberries ready for next summer. O/h weeded the paths whilst i weeded (most) of the beds, just a bit more to do tomorrow.

Now the planning starts for the fruitcage and the fence all the way around the lotty after our kindly plot neighbour gave us enough really nice strong plastic mesh to go all around the plot, we just need to get ourselves the wooden stakes to attach it to

[kevinp]

marked out another three beds and cleared the paths between them, planted some pak choi, thinned out my kohlrabi and planted a rhubarb, a good day

I have this week as my hols, so sorry about the bad weather its my fault 

[boosh]

Nothing to wet, decorating instead  , don't mind the rain just the painting 

[Guzzik]

Was on the plot at 07:30.  Opened polytunnel, took weather readings.  Then went onto my knees and....................Weeded till 12:30.  Closed polytunnel.  Put tools away, came home and collapsed in chair till dearly beloved reminded me I had to take her to Poole to the dentist......................Nuts!