Today has been a good day... the sun was shining and I harvested a mighty fine haul from the garden.
Emptied the first sack of very pretty bonnie potatoes; this is the first time I have grown this variety and am very pleased with the results
A lovely selection of beetroot had reached picking size, so they came up
Tomatoes are ripening quite frequently now, so this is what gets picked on almost a daily basis
I have never been known for patience and my lack of it got the better of me today; I've been admiring the foliage on the parsnips and wondering what was happening under the ground so pulled one up
I should also be harvesting cucumbers and courgettes right now but it just isn't happening; so far I have only had 3 cucs and the plants aren't producing anything else so I made the decision to put them out of their misery and pull them up. On the courgette front I have not had a single one... I'll probably end up pulling them up as well, but saw a ray of hope on one of the plants this afternoon so will give them another week or so.
But, I don't want to finish on a negative so here are first blackberries of the year
It may only be a grand total of 3 at the moment, but there are loads more just about to turn so watch this space...
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Mighty fine haul
Labels:
Beetroot,
Blackberry,
Courgettes,
Cucumbers,
Fruit,
Grow Your Own,
Parsnip,
Potatoes,
Tomatoes,
Vegetables
Things are looking up
Finally the chillies are starting to ripen... seems like I've been waiting a loooong time
Could get a batch or two of chilli jam after all this year.
Onions & Garlic The End...
... well, only because I don't have to do anything more than eat them.
Since pulling them up I have been trying to beat the (many) rain clouds and putting them out in the sun to dry; they've come up trumps
In a few weeks I'll be planting out next year's harvest...
Since pulling them up I have been trying to beat the (many) rain clouds and putting them out in the sun to dry; they've come up trumps
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