As summer came to an end there were a few things left in the ground. At the plot, I had some beautiful purple kale which seemed to be perfectly happy despite being abandoned.
Back at the garden, I had a whole range of tomatoes which seemed revitalised now there was sun, rain and someone to give them the TLC that they needed. I had salvaged a couple of Moneymakers, a couple of Indigo apples and a plum. I was so excited to see the fruit forming and beginning to ripen. However, this all happened too slowly because there was also another trip on the horizon. I had until 18th September to get some of these tomatoes.
I managed to taste some of the Moneymakers and one of the Indigo apples, which I force-ripened by letting it cosy up with a banana for a few days. There were also a few peppers that matured, a handful of Padrons and one or two Corno di Torro Rosso. I managed to cook quite a few meals with contributions from the plot so I was happy.
Parsnips! As I rushed around getting ready to leave on my summer trip, I shoved a couple of parsnip seedlings into the flower bed in the back yard. I proudly pulled up two parsnips last week, and we had them with our Sunday dinner. Very nice indeed.
Here is a gallery of my harvests for 2023
Then I was off again, this time three months in South America!
I leave you with a collage of the last pickings of 2023 hopeful for the next year.
To the roots of it 