While the lack of light and angle of the sun both feel autumnal, we are having a bit of unexpected warmth this week. I even harvested a couple of late figs, which I'd thought were long past. Both sweet and juicy; one was so ripe it was almost jam.
My autumn sowing and planting are finished in the main; only some cauliflower seedlings remain in pots for possible planting out later this month. And then again, maybe not--I've overwintered them in the ground and in pots, and either way was successful.
Both at home and at the allotment I still have some veg in the ground, to be harvested when needed. The son picked the biggest squash (as far as we could judge--it was a tough call) at the allotment this weekend, and so it starts. We tried to weigh it on our small kitchen scale but we got up to 6 lb and ran out of weights; we guessed it is probably in the vicinity of 10 lb. It's out on the patio for a few days to cure; it will be the start of our October window display--and for eating later on in winter. We would have picked a few more, but we'd walked there and couldn't carry them; the son kept threatening to drop it, it was so heavy.
Normally October's weather isn't pleasant for gardening, and I usually begin my slow descent about now. I'm glad of a little extra outdoors time before winter however, and though I don't plan on doing too much, I'll enjoy it while I can.
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