I love this time of the year. The nights are drawing in, the woodburner is lit, the candles glow in the windows and there is a real sense of the earth settling down for its winter rest. It has provided me with salads, vegetables and herbs throughout the summer. The hedgerows have provided me with berries and the forest has provided me with mushroooms and kindling. All this against one of the worst summers I can remember.

My vegetable garden has been very much a 'work in progress' this year. Here are some 'before' pics!

Fires were lit

Trees were pruned and chopped

 

Ground clearance still in operation!

 

It has taken most of the summer to clear and dig the ground, but I have still managed to get purple sprouting broccoli, red cabbage, kale, onions, broad beans, spinach and chard in the beds. I still have some lettuces left but will have to keep an eye on the forecast to make sure the frost doesn't get them.

 

Is anybody else starting to 'Dig for Victory' this year? Has the weather affected your planting/harvesting?