Getting dirty on a sunny day

Look at those filthy fingers and see the muddy knees - I have been planting beans this morning and this little person has been trailing me, picking them out of the soil.
All the green tomatoes left on the sagging vines - those that hadn't been turned into chutney - were then picked (with lots of grunting) before she carried these two back to the pram and placed them in her treat pot (fear not, I removed them before they were nibbled).
A busy morning indeed and, as I type, I am pleased to report she has been asleep for 90 minutes.

So, bean planting ... we have planted some broad beans following the folklore that if you plant them around 5 November they will be more resistant to blackfly and less likely to get blight. However, as all my books say plant them in Spring, I am doing a little experiment with half now and half then. I also finished planting the green manure (winter beans) in a couple more beds.
I am definitely more organised this year so the allotment actually looks quite good with most of the beds weeded and our big patch of burgundy chrysanthemums just coming into bloom.