We have already picked Sweetcorn from the Three Sisters plot, the Cherokee Vale of Tears beans have full pods and our Squashes are getting bigger each day.
Butternut squash is the most prolific :
The pumpkin Marina di Chioggia is less prolific, but still producing some large fruits.
Away from the Three Sisters, our borlotti beans are living up to their name Lingua di Fuoco (Tongues of Fire) . We pick them when the pods 'rattle' and dry them for use over the Winter months.
Our experiment with broad beans sown in late-July has proved very successful. We have had no problems with black fly or other pests and are now enjoying tender young beans before the plants are killed by the first frosts of the year.
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