September 2022

This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.

01 - 11 September

We actually had some rain.
Continued weeding, tidying and harvesting
Harvested Crown Prince squash
Visited Nostell and Wentworth Castle deer park
Living history
At long last some rain
Last potato reveal – video

12 - 18 September

Made tomato ketchup
Visited Temple Newsam
Harvest all the squash
Harvested and stored beetroot in compost
Visited Nostell 
Still harvesting cucumber
Continued clearing and digging empty beds and covering with weed control fabric
Harvested cranberries
Gathered seeds from sweet peas and Pongo beans
Squashed
Autumn’s here – it’s turned chilly

19 - 25 September

Lifted and stored carrots in compost
Tidied up the strawberry bed and planted some runners
Picked apples
Visited the steam gala at North Yorkshire Moors
Digging on hold
September videos

26 - 30 September

Cleared tomato plants from garden greenhouse
Picked the first ripe quinces
Visited Nostell
A cool end to September

This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. snowbird

    What a wonderful month. Loving the wildlife pics, especially the deer.xxx

    1. Susan Garrett

      More deer coming up, Dina

  2. Deb in Wales

    All things considered, a jolly good month, I would say. I’ve never actually made tomato ketchup, but with your tomatoes, I’m not surprised you’re trying some more unusual recipes.

    1. Susan Garrett

      I made two ketchup recipes, Debs and preferred the spicier one.

  3. Anna

    Well that looked like a most productive and enjoyable month Sue. September is one of my favourite months of the year 😀

    1. Susan Garrett

      My favourite months are on spring, Anna

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