It's been a while coming, but we are now starting to harvest carrots that we planted in April.This variety is "MoonRaker" and they average about 4 or 5 inches in length (100-110 mm). All planted in a pot ~ 18 inches/ 450mm in diameter and 16 inches/ 400mm deep. It took A LOT of watering to keep them happy during the summer heat, but we now will be able to harvest carrots as needed almost to December. 😀 #BeetBear #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b #carrots @npub1nw7c...g0ek @a place for allotment folk

We send greetings to all of our gardening friends, both north and south, on the equinox. For us it means less sunlight and colder days ahead. BeetBear is taking the time to clean off his sign on our tool shed door. We're going to spend the day on more garden cleanup and compost duties. #BeetBear #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b #Equinox #gardeningau #gardeningNZ @npub1nw7c...g0ek @a place for allotment folk

Well most of the garden is done for the year, but the tomatoes, peppers and eggplant are still going strong. This was the very last of the sunburst squash, as the plants are now in the compost, hopefully cooking out all the pests remaining on the leaves and in the stems. 😀 #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b @npub1nw7c...g0ek @a place for allotment folk

My milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) seems to have exploded. I like the way that the Cleome (Cleome hassleriana) is photo-bombing the shot in the wide view. #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b #BloomScrolling @npub1nw7c...g0ek @a place for allotment folk

My hot compost pile of garden waste is steaming in the early morning chill. Now almost at 160°F / 71°C. The raspberry canes surrounding the pile have had a great summer and are still ripening more fruit. 😀 #compost #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b @npub1nw7c...g0ek @a place for allotment folk