Hot Sauce Label

Made the label for the Jalapeño sauce 

Jalapeño Hot Sauce

Just made some Jalapeño hot sauce with some of the Chilli's from Area 57a .

They have to rest for two weeks then we can see if its going to kick ass.

San Manzarno Tomatoes

The San Manzarno tomatoes have not been affected by the blight and only one or two Italian tomatoes have been disposed of.

As for the Paul Robeson and Harbinger's well they have really been badly affected .

Bloody Blight

Bloody bleeding blight hit Bromley in Blighty.

Hoisted the flag of blight tonight and tried to salvage what I could of the tomatoes.

I have had a good crop already, a little disappointed but not the end of the world.

Inside of a Paul Robeson

Juicy and sweet Paul Robeson.

What a great tomato.

Paul Robeson Ripened

Ripened the Robeson's off at home 

Banana Chillies

Ripening off some Banana Chilli's at home . 

Boy they are fierce little buggers.

Halloween Head

New head for Commander Scatter as Halloween approaches.

More Goodies

Some more goodies harvested today.

Can't wait for the kidney beans to dry out .

No Blight in Blighty

Not only are we having a war with the slugs over the peppers and chilli's we are also battling over the tomatoes with slugs and wasps. So no blight this year which is great but have to ripen the tomatoes off at home.

Our Tomatoes are:

Italian

San Manzarno

Harbinger

Paul Robeson

Peppers Picked

Had to pick Jimmy Nardello and Romano peppers before they got ripe because the last few days of rain have made the slugs go into a mad feeding frenzy even though the plants are surrounded by loads of organic slug pellets.

I have lost a great quantity of large peppers at base of the plants due to those pesky varmint.

slug war begins.

Rraaadddiicccchhhiiio

2nd Radicchio picked this morning along with the first Cauliflower .

Cauli wobbles

First Cauliflower picked today .

Not a bad specimen .

Wouldn't even mind but I hate the stinky stuff.

Jalapeño Heaven

Just been up the Lottie to water the Winter Spinach and the Jalapeños are looking great . Looks like summer ended last Thursday evening. 

The daytime temp has dropped by 10 Degrees overnight and the Autumn rains have started .

More Goodies

More goodies harvested today .

Only 9 Degrees this morning at 6 Am and rain early pm

TOXIC

Just made a sign for Area 57a 

Six Months On

Six months since we took charge of 57a and it has flown by and we have met some really nice people. Still some work to do on the shed and around the plot but Rome wasn't built in a day. Nothing like eating your own organic veg.

The Glover Cup

Very pleased and a little embarrassed to win the Glover Cup for the best newcomer to Halls Farm Allotments .

Great Place Great People Great Food.

Flying High

Forza Napoli flag flying 

Sunny Sunday

24 Degrees and a good harvest