After a few days at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival, and very heavy rain this morning, it was good finally to get down to the allotment again in the afternoon.
A further half mini row of Charlotte potatoes produced a really good quantity of lovely potatoes, and the nearby outdoor grown Gardeners Delight had ten more ripe juicy tomatoes for picking.
The courgette continue growing well, and this time I managed to pick three or four on the small side - Gold Rush and Romanesco. All the varieties mentioned so far today will definitely be grown again next year, as will the sensational, sweet F1 Lark sweetcorn.
The meal which summed up the whole season - simple but so tasty and fresh - sausages with potatoes, sweet corn, courgette and tomatoes sautéed. Sensational.
I also brought back another 8 Victoria plums and tried my very first Lord Lambourne apple. It had been damaged by a bug on the tree but I cut off anything that wasn't sound. The flavour was lovely and I should say that the fruit was 90% ripe. The other 5 or so apples will benefit from ripening on the tree a little longer but I'll also make sure I pick them right away if there's any sign of them falling to the ground.
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Monday, 18 August 2014
Best season yet?
The excellent season continues, with crops going really well.
Most recently, we've been eating plums off the tree which we moved from the previous site. We shall also have apples in the near future.
The Worcester berries have been unbelievable and we have frozen lots as well.
Also very productive are:
The potatoes, courgettes, climbing French beans, climbing and conventional peas, cucumbers. This weekend we also had some cavalo nero and other cabbage for the first time. They were both delicious and it looks like we shall have plenty more to come.
With luck, the sprouts will survive an early attack by caterpillars which somehow, despite netting, seem to have got through.
The squash plants are starting to really get a move on and hopefully we'll have plenty of mature fruits to eat and to store.
The beetroot continue to be delicious and the leeks will be good when they've had a longer period to grown in.
All in all things are looking (and tasting) really good this year!
Most recently, we've been eating plums off the tree which we moved from the previous site. We shall also have apples in the near future.
The Worcester berries have been unbelievable and we have frozen lots as well.
Also very productive are:
The potatoes, courgettes, climbing French beans, climbing and conventional peas, cucumbers. This weekend we also had some cavalo nero and other cabbage for the first time. They were both delicious and it looks like we shall have plenty more to come.
With luck, the sprouts will survive an early attack by caterpillars which somehow, despite netting, seem to have got through.
The squash plants are starting to really get a move on and hopefully we'll have plenty of mature fruits to eat and to store.
The beetroot continue to be delicious and the leeks will be good when they've had a longer period to grown in.
All in all things are looking (and tasting) really good this year!
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