I set about digging over the ground left vacant after I brought in the pumpkin and winter squash. The ground was very heavy after all the rain that has fallen in the last few weeks and it was difficult to work. I was keen to get with it because the plot was starting to look rather shabby. Docks and chickweed were the main culprits but I needed to clear away the sweet peas and rudbeckia that were now looking at death's door. I worked for about three hours but there is still a lot to do. I'll get it all done by Christmas.
Meanwhile, Al worked on the onions. We had 100 each of Troy and Red Cross, too many for us, and so Al put in about 40 Troy and around 65 Red Cross. She covered them with fleece to dissuade the birds from pulling them up and throwing them about, an idea straight from Monty Don. Thanks Monty!
There is still a lot to take from the plot for cooking. I lifted some carrots, celeriac and a red cabbage. The celeriac and cabbage will go into a slightly unconventional bubble and squeak with some potato and the carrots will make a side dish with capers and parsley.The pic below is Al making sure that none was wasted the last time we ate it.
The squash we harvested a couple of weeks ago have been great cookers.
This is a kind of butter bean and squash curry that I made with the Celebration and the Autumn Gold onions. We ate some, froze the rest. We finished it off for lunch today and it was fabulous.
Finally, one of our celeriac after it has been trimmed. These are wonderful things. The scent from them is excellent. We will be growing as many as we can next year.
