Many people have told me that I over analyse and over plan. I agree I do and it frustrates me that I cannot stop myself - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_paralysis" target="_blank">analysis paralysis</a> is where I am a lot of the time.

I've been reminded recently by events of a couple of quotes:
Sometimes the solution is part of the problem
Love and Logic - Two creatures of unceasing cruelty and endless joy.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sunflowerssep16.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3889" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sunflowerssep16-150x200.jpg" alt="sunflowerssep16" width="150" height="200" /></a>Don't ask me what this has to do with anything - I just needed to put it down so they were no longer cluttering my brain.

Away from all this philosophy I've been working in the garden but as always didn't complete what I'd intended.

The few sunflowers that survived the onslaught of slugs earlier in the year have reached their full height. Bear in mind that's a six foot fence they haven't done too badly.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/carrot-tubssept16.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-3888 alignright" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/carrot-tubssept16-200x150.jpg" alt="carrot-tubssept16" width="200" height="150" /></a>Yesterday Nick was helping me to put another log crate into place and I pointed out the very large plastic pipes that were left over from the build. He suggested I could prepare them as carrot beds for next year so that's exactly what I've done. My carrots this year have been a bit of a failure and I'm reluctant to pull any more up because they're disappointingly small.

At least the runner beans and courgettes are a success which gives me heart to carry on next year.