Hoe as required to discourage last of annual weeds.
Sort compost heaps.
Look at repairs to central willow trellis
Pull up marigolds.
Finish tidying up in Jerusam Artichoke area.
November 3
Too wet for digging. Hoed round.
November 6
Visited before the rain.
Christmas had arrived!
Interesting seasonal mixture here as the summer sun shines on the autumn leaves in front of the Christmas tree...
Finished digging over behind the compost heaps to the blunt end corner, digging up some of the outer expanses of Jerusalem Artichoke so as keep them in their place
Left the tubers extracted on top for anyone who would like to collect them for culinary purposes. They should have been nicely washed in the rain thisaft.
Globe artichoke has suddenly taken on a new lease of life
November 12
Visited briefly.
Raspberries and cavolo nero still producing
November 13
Hoed round except for main path.
Trimmed a couple of clumps of lemon balm.
Be careful - wooden path getting a bit slippery.
Sized up central woven trellis for repairs in the new year when willow should be cuttable.
Small visitor languishing on marigolds
Frost & Snow!
Marigolds now finished, so pulled all up. Plenty of space now for stuff to go in next Spring.
Russian kale, rocket, rhubarb, and globe artichokes didn't like the frost either:
November 26
Brief visit.
Quite hard frost overnight had seen off this years rhubarb, which had seemed to be threatening to go on forever.
At the same time, some encouraging new growth appears....
