Harvesting
January
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Well, the snow has finally gone and I have been to the plot. It’s water-logged of course after all the snow and then the rain.
I dug up a leek for cooking, but didn’t do much else. I will wait a while before going back to working on it. There are other things to do right [...]
Digging
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009I have had some time off today so I went to the plot and dug it up. I also dug up some of the strawberries as they were taking over the corner of the plot and the holder next to me was frowning at them a lot last week.
I also emptied out one of the [...]
Corn
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Beans
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009These beans have come really late on. It looked like they would never flower and show beans, but now they have. I cant remember where I got these from. I think there were a gift as seeds and I thought I would try them anyway.
They are not yet big enough to pick and I'm not [...]
Pumpkin
Monday, October 12th, 2009Here is the latest big pumpkin. I'm thinking of sculpting it this year, but am in two minds about it. You see, pumpkin pie and soup is really tasty and I'm loathe to waste any.
Here is a recipe for pumpkin:
Putrid Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients:
For the pastry:
Sweet short crust pastry case or a packet of ready made sweet [...]
Butternut Squash
Saturday, October 10th, 2009I grew these Butternut Squash from seeds I took from a supermarket bought one. I didn't for one minute think that I would be able to, but I was wrong, and happily so.
They have given me quite a lot of fruit so I am pleased all round. Squash is so good this time of year [...]
Winding Down
Sunday, September 20th, 2009It's that time of year when most of the veg has grown and gone - well, to the store really so we can enjoy it later on.
So, today I have been grubbing up a line of strawberries that were encroaching on the plot next door. It's also time to get rid of them as they [...]
Squash More
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009I thought I would take some more pictures of my squash. I cant for the life of me remember where I got these from or what they are called. If anyone knows then let me know. So far I have let them grow the size of a child's head, but they will go bigger if [...]
Digging Up Potatoes
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009I have been digging up my potatoes this bank holiday. I had quite a few Desiree and some Cara. The latter are a particular favourite of the slugs and so the crop was not as good as I would like. Still, there are enough to keep me going through the winter.
I took them home and [...]
Spinach Leaves
Monday, August 31st, 2009Well, the last day of August is here, shame, it has been such a good month for veg.
Below is the spinach which has not got overgrown this year. I have been taking the leaves as often as possible for salad, cooking or freezing so the plants look good.
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Beetroot Bush
Sunday, August 30th, 2009There was a lot of beetroot this year. I have been bottling it as fast as I can, but it just seems to keep on coming and coming. I made chutney with some of it this time and that has gone down well at home.
There is a recipe for sautéed beetroot that I want [...]
Big Courgette
Saturday, August 29th, 2009This is how big the courgettes can get if you leave them for just a few days. The large one was the size of the smaller one four days ago from this picture! I can’t believe it either, but it’s true.
It’s not a loss though as I find that the bigger ones make a great [...]
