Patty pans a-go-go

After a long weekend away and a very busy work week last week, I couldn't wait to make a quick trip to the plot this morning before work.  The cupboards were getting bare so I needed to fetch some grub.

The patty pan squash (green tint) have been busy in my absence.  I was worried about the lack of fruit to date but needn't have been.  There were 4 fruit looking ready to pick in that they were measuring about 4 inches in diameter.  There were another couple at about 2-3 inches across which I left thinking they need a bit longer.  An Internet search suggests that they are ripe for the picking at 2-3 inches across.  Perhaps I'll pick the others tomorrow if I get a chance.

Anyway, I come home with those 4 squash, a couple of handfuls of mange tout, 1 cucumber, 2 handfuls of broccoli sprouts and 2 cobs of sweetcorn.  We had the sweetcorn, broccoli sprouts and a squash for tea.  Very nice.  I just steamed half the squash and added the rest to our pasta sauce.  The sweetcorn was steamed for about 30-35 mins and it was delicious - getting full marks from my husband.

Last week, I did manage a short trip to the plot and saw that the tomatoes were still green-as-you-like.  I hadn't caned them up at all so they were lulling all over the place.  I removed some more of the courgette leaves and put up some canes for the tomato plants to lean on.  The hope was that more sunshine would get to the fruit for ripening.  Today, I could see that a couple of the fruit had started to blush.

The weather has turned cooler now so autumn feels like it is approaching.  That makes me happy.  We've had a great warm summer and I've had a great first season on the new plot.  Time to get digging this weekend if the rain holds off.