One of my chilli plants this year is producing wonderful round round chillis that might easily be confused for cherry tomatoes.  No idea what variety it is, but it added a good kick to last nights dahl.  Not as hot though as the infinity chilli which now claims to be the hottest chilli in the world.  And it is grown in Lincolnshire!

I’m not sure which vegetables I enjoy harvesting most.  Produce which tastes wonderful when eaten within minutes of being picked is always a treat, like cherry tomatoes, peas and sweetcorn.  But harvesting crops for storage is also immensely satisfying.  I plan to lift my potatoes this weekend and the squashes too look like they have developed a good rind to see them through the winter.

One of the joys of growing your own vegetables is being able to experiment with unusual varieties.  Crystal apple cucumber is one such variety which we sell in our culinary quirks.  They have germinated easily and have produced a bumper crop over the last 2 months of delicious crunchy ‘apples’.  Particularly pleasing as my green ridge cucumbers were all lost to the slugs.

When we left to go on holiday in mid August the grass was late-summer brown and the evenings were still fragrant and warm.  In just over 2 weeks the grass has become lush green and there is a real chill air.  Even the radicchio is feeling the cold and starting to turn red.  It won’t be long before jute leaf sacks will be needed for making leaf mould.