How are the veggies coming along?

[david lawrence]

Bumper crop of medlars?

What do you do with them ?

not keen on fruit jellies 

ice cream Perhsps ?

[sime42]

26 minutes ago, david lawrence said:

Bumper crop of medlars?

What do you do with them ?

not keen on fruit jellies 

ice cream Perhsps ?

Jam. Sometimes just Medlar, sometimes blended with Quince Japonica quinces. It has a lovely flavour, like spiced cooked apple or something and a pleasing silky texture. Keeps me stocked with jam for the whole year though I normall have to scrump some fruit, hopefully not this year.

Never thought of ice cream. I'll mention it to the Mrs, she does cakes and desserts, jams and preserving is my preserve.

[scbk]

Well it's summer solstice! I was giving the courgettes a badly needed weeding, found the first courgette of the year, so that went straight in the frying pan!

 

 

 

[sime42]

[5thelement]

Off on my holidays this week so lifted a barrow full of red onion and garlic to dry them out before storing away. 

[Suffolk Dave]

Red onions gone to seed ?, most of mine have, white onions s all ok

[Suffolk Dave]

Those red onions that have gone to seed don't usually store that well   keep an eye on them as they cause others to rot if stored together 

[5thelement]

15 hours ago, Suffolk Dave said:

Those red onions that have gone to seed don't usually store that well   keep an eye on them as they cause others to rot if stored together 

A few of them had started to flower whilst Ive been working away, once dried these will be eaten straight away. I have a larger batch that I staggered that will be lifted later on for storing over winter.

I don’t grow whites here as they are dirt cheap to buy, reds and shallots are generally very expensive in comparison.

[sime42]

Good Gooseberries this year. This is the second bowl like this so far, probably another half left on the bush. It's only a medium sized plant too, they're heavy croppers when they get going.

 

[Ty Korrigan]

Move over Monet, there's a new kid on the block.

Seriously, luck with the soil plus dedication with watering and weeding.

I sent a sample of soil off to a laboratory for analysis.

It came back as high in everything but calcium which at 5.9 pH is expected. I'd home tested to 5.5 pH but thought lower still.

The Blueberries are telling me the soil needs more acid in their area.

18m3 of water so far this season.

The bounty of veg is regularly given to neighbours and the local food bank.

I'm freezing as much as practicable but I'll require another freezer in a few weeks.

Bit overwhelmed to be honest.

Greenhouse is impassable, too small with too much planted.

Carrots yet to come in, sweetcorn, yellow French beans, squash, parsnips, beet.

Turnips look a bit rank having taken a hit from flea beetle.

Onions are outrageous.

Broadbeans very heavy crop.

Mrs Lee makes a pease pudding with them.

Only 3 cardoons a Moroccan favourite. Basically thistle stems for tagines.

I like them young otherwise they are fiberous and bitter.

I'll plant more artichokes for the good lady wife.

Jerusalem artichokes growing like weeds.

Raspberries, 9 so far but I expect an explosion of fruit in 2024.

Marrows waste of space.

Courgettes next year.

Salads too much sown.

Parsley and coriander, 4m linear of each harvested and it is regrowing fast. Coriander needs another cut this week.

Leek-a-rama, both bought seedlings and sown from seed.

Spuds, Charlotte and a violet variety which is sweet and tasty and gives well over a kilo per plant.

I need to concentrate on learning how to preserve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 19, 2023 by Ty Korrigan