Autumn

How temperamental plants are! How different one year can be to another! I have been away for a week, I was sure that when I came back my tomatoes would have ripened, some have but they are sick, they are all black at the bottom.

 I can eat the undamaged half, but I will only be able to freeze them if I cut them up and cook them. There really aren't sufficient to freeze many anyway. So different from the crops I have had in previous years.
Yesterday I pulled out the 'Cherry' tomato plants and collected the ripe tomatoes, they will keep me going this week. the peppers have been a real disappointment, it is too cool for them to ripen now.

I have also had the first of my Autumn raspberries, there will be a large crop but I doubt I will get many of them as I go away again next week. This next week I have to harvest my pears, I had a look yesterday, there are lots on the ground, there were strong winds and rain last week, but there are still plenty on the trees. I also have to clear all the cobwebs from the 'garage' so I can store them. A week of hard work ahead of me.