Grapes!

[flick]

And a runner bean. I think that that makes it seven this year, and it is the last of them. We worked out last night that we've had, on average, about one pod per legume plant, across the whole veg bed. Not counting the ones that I direct sowed, which barely made it above ground before they got eaten. I don't want to rabbit- (and therefore duck, but not slug) proof the whole veg bed, so I'm having a little experiment with a chicken wire cage. We'll see how the peas, broadbeans and pak choi do in it, although as Mike points out it will be a sod to weed.


And a bizarre mutant yellow aubergine:

I've got no idea what's going on there, or if it will be edible or not. All the others from that plant have been normal.

Bob and I are home alone today: Mike's mother has come to visit, and he's taken her off to Lille for tourist things. Mushrooms for tea!

Comments

[clothsprogs]

Perhaps the aubergine fancied a change of colour. Yellow being one if my favourites, I can't say I blame it for the choice.

Teddy

[vicarage]

I was given 6 tomato plants, and have got 4 tomatos. Humph!

[flick]

Humph indeed! That terrible June knocked everything back.

Do you have much green fruit?

[vicarage]

I’ve eaten the 2 red ones, the other 2 are the green ones!

[flick]

Oh dear! Indoors or out?

[vicarage]

Out, they looked so big and healthy I put them out early.