Leeks planted out

Finally ripped up the Chard as a bad joke (what with the leaf-mining grubs and a lack of familial appreciation) - otherwise it was fine.. and tilled the area and incorporated some home-made compost and some cheap store-bought. In that area (the right-hand third of the shade bed), I then planted out the leeks that had been in a seed bed all summer, and were still quite thin (about as thick as grass stems).
Planting leeks is unusual - one stick a broom handle a few inches into the ground, pops in a leek seedling, and when the bed is full, the entire area is watered - "puddling-in" the leeks. This method gives them a fair amount of moisture, and presumably, room to expand. Possibly it also encourages them to grow, as they now need to grow up again to regain their lost height (giving good stem length).

The tomatoes are slowing down quite a lot now, and the Zucchini appeared to take a bit of a break. I decided to trim off all the yellow leaves on the Zucchini, re-fertilize them a bit, and see what happened. As a result, they appear to be putting on some new, dark green growth. Hopefully this will re-energize them and encourage a second burst of fruit.

Although the runner beans did crop a little in the cooler weather we have been having, they didnt exactly provide a massive crop (about 4 meals for 20 plants). So far, my expectations of growth/yield improving hasn't materialized. The Insuk's Wang Kong (or, as I like to call it, "Giant Wang", so far hasnt developed very far - the plants vary between 2 and 3 feet high. I'm a little concerned that they might be upset by the fact that the days are starting to grow a little shorter, possibly triggering slowing in growth. We shall see on this one. Certainly, next year should provide a fairer trial of these.