6/9/26 - The Arrival of Autumn
Meteorological autumn has arrived here in Ross Vegas and with it starts to see the slight reduction in activity on the plot. With the bonkers hot summer weather we've had, the cooler and dare I say wetter period is giving crops remaining on the plot one last chance to put that extra bit of energy into growing and producing. Some beds have already given up the bounty for the year and this weekend, following a period that has extended over around 6 to 8 weeks, I have actually made a bit of headway into the job list on the plot. I still have to be really careful with how much I do and how I move around, but today has been one of those days that was just made for spending a few hours on the plot. It all started off with a bit of mooch about and pulling up the pepper plants from the main polytunnel. The peppers this year have been good and productive, but not being able to maintain and harvest them appropriately resulted in lots of snapped branches and stems. In...
