Autumn is well and truly here - it's behaving a lot like winter!

We have harvested all the pumpkins. They are now chopped and in the freezer or turned into soup and in the freezer. There is one left to do.

We have also dug up the sweet potatoes. Not really an efficient return on investment, I fear. We only got a few small ones. It has to be said that they were very tasty but they were also very expensive per tuber. Next year I'll try sprouting my own slips and start much, much earlier. I think we might have got more if they had had a longer growing season.

While we were about it, The Builder dug over that greenhouse and it's now ready (more or less) for planting next spring.

We've pulled quite a bit of oxygenating weed out of the fish pond. I threw a couple of pieces in when we first got the fish and it seems to be mounting an attack on the whole world! There's almost no room for the fish!!!!!! We could probably do to get some more out before winter sets in properly. It has to be said that the water quality has been vastly improved since we got the new ultra violet thingy for the pond filter. Must remember to put a new one in next spring.

The flower garden still needs attention! I would really like to get all the stray oat plants out so I can see what needs to be done. We're still harvesting runner beans and courgettes, but it's slowing down now. We've had one of the little savoy cabbages, though - and it was absolutely lovely. Waiting for some more to be ready now. The brussels sprouts are about as big as a small pea :-( The sprout tops are flourishing but the sprouts themselves are not. I think it might have been down to the lack of sun when they were setting. But I'll leave them and see if they get any bigger. The beetroot is wonderful!