Saturday was a big improvement over the last few days but nothing special for the middle of August.
It was a good harvesting day on the plot. Our greengages are ready for picking along with the first of our Victoria Plums.
It was unusual to see the ground looking damp after Thursday’s rain. All it had done though was make the top look damp as it hadn’t penetrated to any depth at all and our International Kidney potatoes came out of the ground cleanly and didn’t need leaving on the top of the ground to dry off. Once again a surprising good crop considering the lack of rain.
Our squash plants (Crown Prince) now have some good sized fruits. We’re a little undecided whether or not to put some straw under each fruit to keep it off the soil. In the past we’ve just left them to do their own thing and they’ve not come to any harm. The outer skins are so tough I can’t imagine them suffering from a slug attack. Should we or shouldn’t we place straw under our squashes?
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