Roll Up! Get Yer Fresh Produce Here!!

Summer Days, Drifting Away~~~

It is now the fag end of the growing season, however, we are still collecting a bounty of veg and fruit when we get the time to go down to the plot. Unfortunately, this year we haven't been able to spend as much time as we would have liked down there, due to the lousy weather we had, making said wedding cake, going to quilt fairs and, of course, work, but we have still managed to grow some good stuff. The courgettes, have, as usual, been prolific. (Note to self not to grow so many next year). We have had more beans (both French climbing and dwarf) than we could eat, loads of apples, pears (90 pounds so far and we have only cleared half the tree), raspberries, which are still coming thick and fast, swedes, another 12 pound courgette, really large onions, potatoes... the list seems endless!!
There have been some lows, however, not least of which is the tomatoes again succumbed to the dreaded blight - next year we have resolved not to grow them on the plot but to use space in the poly tunnel up by the Social Club.
The red cabbage and brocolli which started out so promisingly, ended up as pathetic weedy things which we had to pull up -my New years resolution is not to grow any thing that requires netting as it is ineffective as the butterflies and every other insect can get through it as the holes in the mesh are too big.

How to Catch A Molly ~~~
Take one tethered Ferret to get one Molly - in at night. Anyone with a cat will know they don't do curfew well. Molly has to be in before the moths fly or else we won't be able to get her in at all. It has become a real game trying to think of different ways to outsmart her at coming in time. Knowing how she feels about Ferret getting any fuss from us, we decided to use him as bait under the tree, like Big Cat hunting. It worked. Tonight, that is. Tomorrow, we will have to think of something else. Being black, we worry about her being out in the dark, even more so since we saw her sitting on the car park and a car drew up and pipped and she just sat there totally unperturbed. The lady kept pipping - no joy - Bri had to go and get her, how embarrassing was that? Very. Everyone now thinks she is deaf, not daft.