The garden is opening up now. Not only have most of the tomato plants been taken out, but the Jerusalem artichokes have mostly been chopped down and today I did likewise with the runner beans.
If the beans hadn’t blown down last week, who knows. Maybe they would have gone on to produce longer pods than the ones I took off this afternoon. However, I could see that they were dying, so there was no point in prolonging the agony.
I did wait, though, till the ladybird that was on the runner beans had flown off. There are also still plenty of bees about, so just as well the lupins and nasturtiums, marigolds and rocket continue to flower. I’d rather the rocket didn’t, as it is now encroaching on the chives, but these are also merrily still producing flowers, which is good for the bees, too.
Growing out of chaos 
Some good compost, then. We have suffered from high winds too
I hope you weren’t inconvenienced by the winds, Derrick?
Thanks, Helen. We have learned to protect everything when we know they are coming – so damage is minimal
How do you protect stuff?
Hanging baskets come down; pots in greenhouse; chairs and tables laid on the ground; parasols tied up – by no means foolproof, but helps
I see 😊
Lovely to hear that you still have quite a bit of produce coming in from the garden Helen.
I think this has been a productive year, Agnes.
Rocket loves to smother when it flowers .. you should see my broccoli and coriander! Yes, my garden is out of control 😄
I don’t actually like coriander leaves so I am glad when that bolts 😀