Autumn harvest

The last of the tomatoes have been picked, I say that last but they're also nearly the first as they were so late going in that they took some time to get going (I'm a terrible and neglectful vegetable grower)

There's all sorts in there beefsteak, the two stalwarts of the tomato world, 'Gardener's delight, and 'Ailsa Craig' as well as a couple of cherry types.

The keener eyed among you may note the banana stem sticking up from their midst, the idea being that its presence this should help ripen them faster as it yellows and releases ethylene gas.

This is the first year that they haven't suffered from blight which is always a problem for me despite being grown in the greenhouse.

He's like a little ugly fat green pumpkin:

They've spent a few weeks ripening in their bowls and have been combined with roasted peppers, cumin, red onions, paprika, ginger and waaay too many chillis to make a few jars of 'Blow your socks off chutney'.

and just cos they're there, some of the last of the summer's flowers....