Quick visit.

A quick visit to pick crops as I knew there was a cauliflower ready to eat. However, There were lots of yellow leaves lying around in the brassica cages so I set about clearing them and any weeds as well. The leaves just needed picking up and but I had to hoe between the plants to get the weeds out. While I was there I filled in the holes the taller brassicas were planted in and firming them in so they will stand against the wind rather better. The tallest ones may need staking. All the rubbish went to the compost heap.
I then took a little time to dig the trench along the fence on the old pumpkin/cucumber patch ready to dig it next time I come down. I left the soil in the wheel barrow ready to move to the other end of the plot to fill in the last spit. Despite me treating the thistles and bindweed with Roundup there were still quite a few live roots so I was careful to pick them out and will leave them soaking in water for a few weeks to kill them.
Then I picked a parsnip that was a beauty, long smooth and tapering. A couple of reasonable of leeks were ready to pull. There were also lots of turnips needing thinning out that were big enough to eat so we'll have a good supply over Christmas