Season on the farm · week 39

The apples are in crates, the tomatoes are ripening for the last time

Crates of apples from the orchard behind the barn, picked this week.

Late September belongs to apples. We've been picking Cox since Monday, we dig Maris Pipers when the weather allows, and the butternut squash are lying in the sun in the yard. It's the tomatoes' final week, and cabbage arrives in mid-October.

At a glance

Cox apples£2.50/kg
Maris Piper potatoes£1.20/kg
Butternut squash£2 each
Tomatoes, last of the season£4/kg