Moon phase: Week 3 (waning)
I went to the allotment after work to do a bit of weeding and watering, and took some photos of what's growing - before it all gets nibbled by pests!
Here's a young red cabbage (Red Drumhead, a traditional Victorian variety) that was sown in April and planted out in June under a netting tunnel. It's looking remarkably healthy, so I'm just hoping that it survives the caterpillars and develops a good head. The row of autumn brassicas (red cabbage and "Ottobrino" romanesco) are protected from the pigeons by a chicken-wire fence, and they have collars to keep the cabbage root fly at bay, but I have yet to defend against the inevitable slugs and butterflies...
The other thing that's growing really well is the Burgess Buttercup winter squash. It has set one nice fruit already and has quite a lot of flowers - when it has set two or three more, I will remove the excess flowers to focus the plant's energies on a few good fruit.
