A somewhat desultory update, but an update just the same

 

It seems to have finally stopped torrential downpouring, at long last. It's still not the blazing sun I'd like to see, but it's more sun than not, which is a marked improvement. 

Today saw the sad stumps of the tomato plants dug out and bagged in yard waste. In a slight drizzle, but I think that was mostly just the humidity made real. A bit sad, though. We'll need to see what has to happen to treat the soil before we put the beds down for the winter, but in the mean time, I've (and by that I mean Farmer Goth) hauled the squash and courgette crates up so they can get more regular sun. This is excellent, because I noticed today that we've got at least three more courgette coming on, as well as adorable teeny proto-squash.

If you squint, you can see them! So wee!

Everything else seems to be hanging in there. The lettuces are still growing, there continue to be a few peas, and I pulled off a handful of haricots verts, today, for consumption in the next day, or two.

Having a bath to rid them of the black aphids that had set up shop

Squashes in their new home

Everything else, continuing to not die

The sunflowers that survived the Growbar fiasco are turning into a lovely little hedge, at the back. One of the plants is already in continuous flower, and the other two are about to do the same. Tucked in there is a different variety, but it had fallen over in the wind and the rain, so while I've propped it up, I'm not sure the stem will be strong enough. We'll see. I'm pleased, though. 

Golden beets and carrots at the front, and a happy dahlia below

I gave the back a bit of a weeding, too. There was a lot going on. 

So, that's all the news that's fit to print, I guess. It's not been a complete bust, certainly, but Lordy it's been a trial this year.