Status Updatus

much belated -
bad whitefly on the brassicas - sprayed them with washingup liquid a couple of times which does some good but they're pretty bad. Romanescos show no signs of any heads despite being 'october to november' and they have some weird looking twisted leafs which is not a great sign.

Parsnips are a mixed bag - some enourmous ones like badgers, some puny little ones. Some signs of carrot fly but it's pretty limited.

French beans came to an end a couple of weeks ago but had yielded very well for a late sowing, and we got a decent crop of bortlottos which unfortunately appears to be going mouldy.

Harvested a few cabbages, although the red cabbages are stiull very small, spinach coming through thick and fast (and a bit weedy), Radishes are a waste of time because we don't really eat them, turnips look quite cute and leeks are beginning to look convincing.

2010 sowings:
Garlic - row of Albegisnian or something (roadside) and purple moldovan (compost heap side) and broad beans (aquadulce) given to use by bill/neil/whatever he's called.
Tried to light a fire. Failed. Repeatedly.