Last week we visited my family in search of sand and sun. The winter squash in a pot we had given was sprawling over the back step. It was time to stop any future growth and encourage the plant to put its remaining energy into fruit rather than shoots. My husband also attended in similar fashion to the tumbling tomatoes.
Our squashes by the front window have not been so prolific - it is probably because we do not face south at sea level. We do have some bigger squash to store. One plant is on its last chance before uprooting. The other is still producing courgette sized fruit. The time will come for our tomatoes too with the standard advice being to stop further growth after a certain number of trusses. I have also trimmed our prolific runner beans.
I become reflective at this time of the year when I consider the number of growing weeks left to us in the cool north and that even in the shelter of the greenhouse tomatoes will not continue for ever. The sweet cherry tomatoes were the first to ripen and are still producing. The others are slowly turning from pale yellow to red. Time to review what has been successful and begin to plan for the coming seasons.
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