Thank you and Goodnight

These are the last photos that I took of the plot and they're from a few weeks back now, if not over a month ago.



I got 3 nice small pumpkins from the plot, the first Tom Fox I have cooked and I got about 6lbs of flesh from it and have been using it in muffins and bread and it's been lovely. I've not cooked the other 2 yet, need more space in the freezer first!





I still have this huge marrow in the larder as well, since I've made jam and chutney from marrows I'm not sure what to do with it, I'm sure I'll think of something sooner or later.



I also have 3 Turks Turban squash waiting to be used, none of the other varieties produced anything which was disappointing but going with the general standard of crops on the plot this year.



We went on Saturday to collect my bits and pieces and handed back the keys so I am no longer in charge of an allotment. In a way it's a relief as I didn't get a chance to make the most of it this year, but that lack of time was also a blessing as the weather and conditions meant that crops were very few and far between, we didn't even make back the price of the seeds this year.

I will still garden in the future, when we get out next house I will definitely have a garden of my own and grow veg again. I have learnt though that trying to get a toddler and yourself out of the house and being productive when said toddler is yelling that they want to go home or trying to escape out the gate is not the best way to try and work a plot. If I have things right outside my back door I can pop out for 10 minutes here and there rather than having to find a block of time.

I will probably leave the blog up for a little while and then delete it. Thanks for all the comments and support over my 2 years of allotmenteering, even with all the annoyances and hard work it's been enjoyable.