.......well autumn is most definitely underway now...and over the last week or so here in the Yorkshire Dales we've had some lovely dry sunny days and beautiful clear frosty nights....i've .said a sad goodbye to any frost tender plants who managed to survive the September sub zero night time temps.......am now trying to grow as many varieties of edible plants as I can throughout these long wintery months......my poytunnel is clear of all the summer growing now ..and i've topped up the raised beds in there with home made compost to give them a nutrient/protection boost for the cold season......I have kale, rainbow chard, lambs lettuce, winter lettuce, quick growing carrots, radish, corriander, rocket, spinach, chicory land cress , rocket and peashoots as baby plants in the raised beds/seedlings just coming through in modules ....am a bit worried what they just haven't had enough sun/light/warmth to get going this autumn...but will have to wait and see what they produce....outside, I am harvesting leeks, turnips, swede, beetroot, kale, chard, parsley, parsnips, carrots, lettuce....and 2 different varieties of cabbage, purple sprouting broccoli, sprouts and oriental greens look reasonable promising....and last week I planted garlic...
...who knows what kind of winter we will have though ....fleece and bubble wrap are at the ready for cloches over the raised beds for both inside the tunnel and outside too ....hopefully for creating little microclimates that will provide extra warmth.....am also extending my 'in the house windowsill growing' too this year (seed/pulse sprouting, micro herbs)......I didn't grow enough of anything this summer to store over the winter....but am determined to obtain a yield, and eat something I have grown, everyday this winter.....
PS....sorry about the lack of pics....internet connection almost comatosed!
PS....sorry about the lack of pics....internet connection almost comatosed!