I finally did it! I planted out the (somewhat sad looking) spring cabbages in amongst my lettuce bed in my kitchen garden; and I planted out the last over winter onion seedlings, in containers at the allotment. All seedlings done for 2025. What a crazy year for sowing, planting and harvesting: maybe I overdid it?
The Vegetable Challenge is around half way through (though I'm hoping to extend beyond my official end date of 21 Jan, 2026) and my freezers are full of veg, as are my fridge and cupboards, as are my growing beds at home and at the allotment. I think I hit peak harvest around July but to be honest, that's only because I wanted to clear beds in order to replant for a second planting. Now I don't have that pressure, I can mainly harvest when needed. If a frost threatens, I'll pick the rest of the green tomatoes--nothing else is in danger really--but otherwise no rush.
Right now: Lyon leeks, tiny hot chilis, fennel bulbs, achocha, kohlrabi, runner beans, lettuce, chard, beets, cauliflowers (a bit small), plum and cherry tomatoes. Also picking Sparta apples and Kumoi pears, nearing the end. Soon: pak choi, Chinese cabbage, Welsh onions, carrots, parsnips, Musselbrugh leeks. Hopeful but not very close yet: cooking radishes, turnips, Brussels sprouts, Savoy cabbages.
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