Busy Weekend
The late summer allotment season is always one of mixed emotions - the satisfaction of completed harvests alongside the anticipation of crops still ripening on the vine. This weekend has brought significant progress across both our allotments, with major harvesting milestones reached and some exciting restoration work completed on vintage gardening equipment. Onion Harvest Complete - A Successful Season Our onion harvest is now completely finished, and what a successful season it's been. The final bulbs came up beautifully, with good size and excellent storage quality. The key to our success this year was the careful timing of when we stopped watering - allowing the tops to die back naturally while the bulbs firmed up underground. All the onions are now cleaned, sorted, and properly stored for the winter months ahead. The larger specimens will be used first in Sara's cooking, while the smaller, firmer bulbs are being kept for long-term storage. It's incredibly satisfyin...
