Harvest

I might as well admit it. We have been stricken.  Blight has hit our tomatoes, and, to make it worse, on both plots.  It arrived at devastating speed. One evening all was clear, and the next morning we were met with wilting leaves and the dread brown blotches- the sure give-away - on the stems. Disappointing, but hardly a surprising result , from the last couple of weeks of hot wet weather. 

Nevertheless, some varieties (we put in plenty) are holding up better than others, and we have gathered a few trug fulls, with more to come, with any luck.  Meanwhile, beans and pumpkins are also ready for harvest.





 

 

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  1. AnonymousAugust 21, 2023 at 3:31 AM

    Pity about the blight, though a great trug full. Keep the opaque green ones away from the 'turning' green to red fruits as the truely opaue will be differcult to rippen and in fact are less good for the chutney. Recipe will be forearded in due course as all have plenty to occupy them at present.

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