POTATOES
August has been a wet month but despite that and the fact that my tomatoes remain green 
Actually, after two wet Augusts on the trot, I am considering growing the lion’s share of my tomatoes in the greenhouse next year and then maybe at least I will get a few more red ones!!!
I kept my cucumber plants in the greenhouse and have so far harvested one large cucumber and there is another on the vine and small ones starting!
I managed to harvest some more potatoes, and whilst the haul was about 50% less than previously, they were still very nice potatoes!
My rhubarb is still going strong and I have had several harvests! Still getting a few alpine strawberries too! Very small but sweet and lovely. Also plenty of basil in the greenhouse – lovely with tomatoes!
My perpetual spinach is still cropping well and I am very pleased with it, the taste is soooo much better than shop bought or frozen.
My courgettes continue to thrive, although 3 plants have done tremendously well and two not so well – CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH POSITION? Also one has been plagued with a kind of weird white dusty cancour on the leaves – ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT IS? I do not use any pesticides in my garden and will not do so, but just wondered what this is? I do not use slug pellets either as they are dangerous to other wildlife, particularly birds.
I have a few pics taken at the weekend and will upload as soon as I can.
Hope all your gardens have done well this year!
CONGRATULATION TO ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN YOUR LOVELY GARDENS AND ALSO TO OUR LOVELY VEGGIE WEBSITE FOLK FOR MAKING OUR BLOGS POSSIBLE!
