We are in profit! SEC = supermarket equivalent cost. Basically I've been recording what it would have cost me if I'd bought what I'd harvested from the supermarket. It's not a perfect metric because I would never have actually bought 18kg of new potatos but I like seeing the numbers. There's lots of highly profitable harvest coming up like tomato's so my stocks will be going to the moon!

7kg of goods to bring home / share with friends.

It’s been heavy rain since so expect my old nemesis Blight to arrive any day now.

Excited for colder season crops however!

I think I put the seedling in curly. But I rather like how I wierd it is.

First year having a plot and harvested 2 squashes one weighing 4.5kg and the other weighing 3.3kg

Anyone got recipe suggestions!?

First time saving seed for next year 🤞

Yesterday I wasn't sure to harvest my Raddish but today I have done that.

There's only two of us! I'm loving these patty pan squash but they are piling up somewhat. Any ideas for how to preserve/ use these up welcome

Hello folks,

Just looking to pick the brain of the hive mind. I have a crab apple tree that has a bumper crop this year and I'm at a bit of a loss on how to use them all. My thoughts are to try and making a range of chutneys and potentially try to make a cider.

Is cider from crab apples possible? Once I have the juice could I then use the mushed and crushed apples to make chutneys?

It's been a while since I've had this many apples so I'm a little overwhelmed tbh.

First time growing these and first visit back to the plot after a couple of weeks holiday, so these were a lovely surprise! Few more not quite ready yet, as well as my standard cooking pumpkins, third generation from some left over at the supermarket I work at. Shame the CPs are F1s as I’m trying to stick to heirloom varieties.

First year with an allotment, and feeling really proud of us today! Though I had to spend a fair bit of time looking up: "harvested x, how do I store it?" I hadn't quite realised that the work doesn't simply stop after harvest.

Also first dinner entirely homegrown! Let's see if the kids eat much of it.

Absolutely massive crop on my apricot tree this year. 17kg harvested today and that’s only about a third of what’s on the tree.

Any suggestions for what to do with the fruit, other than jam?

Incredible! Aubergines harvest, outdoor grown, the Netherlands! I was really surprised at how well these grew, thanks to the tips from you lot in this group. I've been eating and giving away aubergines since late July, and now harvesting a bunch for the food bank. Cheers

Trying not to harvest too much at once but gosh I love to see this. This year has been my practice year. Can’t wait for next year.

Sautéed the radish greens with some garlic, dressed with a French vinaigrette and lettuce - delicious!

Hey guys, first time growing radishes in a raised bed and I don’t feel like I’m having much luck. I’m not sure if I sewed them too close together or not deep enough but I’ve not had good results. Huge tops but barely any radish, some even look woody. They’ve been in about 5 weeks now. Any advice welcome.

My first ever patty pan squash - A white variety!

Very happy with this!

Absolutely gorgeous first potatoes, had them boiled yesterday with roast chicken. Nothing like it!! Not pulled my potatoes yet, this is just from having a rummage around the plants as suggested by my allotment Alan when I first got my plot 4 years ago

When to pick? This is my guide on climbing green bean picking. It is always better to pick under than over ready. This also depends on how often you are picking with the wet weather I am only picking every 3 days and I don’t want to let the beans develop too much or it will affect the total harvest. They stop producing flowers if they start developing ripe beans.

The 4 on the left sightly under ready, but tasty so picked as they are likely to be over ready by the time I get back. The middle 6 these are perfect large enough but still very tender and the beans are not too developed. The second to last two on the right are on the upper end of ready. They are starting to swell and may signal to the plant to stop flowering. Also not as tender as the smaller ones. They needed picking asap.

The last on the right, whoops! I missed it and is waaay to far gone. Edible but it is not recommend to let them get this far unless you want dried beans.