"Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile. ―William Cullen Bryant
The really good run of weather continues deep into Autumn down here on the Sussex coast. The warmth of September has continued and I think our sunshine hours will be recorded as being high. Recent mornings of high wind and heavy rain have merged into calmer and sunnier afternoons. The adage about treating October as the start of the gardening year comes into play too, especially on the allotment and food growing areas we have. I do not direct sow due to mice attack but early Peas Douce Provence https://johnsons-seeds.com/product/pea-douce-provence/ and Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia https://www.organiccatalogue.com/.../broad-bean-seeds... have been sown in the cold frame. I have planted out garlic and shallots and am quite sure that the moist, warm conditions are promoting root growth. But there are also some remnants of the 2020/1 season around. The gaunt vines of Lancing Longpod runner beans, the marvellous heads of the flowered globe artichokes and the collapsed once glorious courgette plants I am pleased with the cauliflowers, they are variety "Boris" (really) https://www.thompson-morgan.com/.../cauliflower.../tm54711TM November awaits but it is good to enjoy what warmth there is left before the onset of winter....
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AuthorI launched this website on 16th August 2020 to bring together my thoughts on gardening,, its importance for health and wellbeing and two projects running concurrently, a renovation of my own garden on the West Sussex coast at Lancing and a nearby allotment. But also to learn from other gardeners about the inspirations for their plots, about their gardening projects and enjoyment of beautiful plants and gardens Archives
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