Weeks 35 & 36 On The Allotment

For a while the pumpkins didn't seem to be doing much. But now they are away, long tendrils are stretching out and at every node is a flower or maybe tiny pumpkin starting to grow. 

The picture above was week 35 and below was week 36. They are growing nicely, I am looking forward to trying pumpkin. 

Having lost the outdoor girl we are hoping the pineapple tomatoes do well. So far (touch wood) they have avoided the blight, but we are rapidly running out of the warm days they need to grow. 

We have been building again. 

Using up almost all the remaining large blocks we have built a nice long raised bed. We plan to fill with herbs.

Other jobs completed include weeding half the fruit cage and taking down the net and temporary netting.

We also trimmed back the vines to help them focus on ripening the grapes. 

And lastly this is a happy Bill when he found out he had won our carrot competition. Mine got wiped out by slugs :(