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Hubby and 2yr old dd emptied 1 pot of Rocket spuds today - not a vey big pot either and got just under 700g of potatoes from it which we are happy with for our 1st batch, we shoud be quids in with the potates as they were bought from poundland so our return will be worth more than our outlay. Also picked 10 tayberries - the 1st of the season with plenty more to hopefully follow
Thrilled - back from hols to find a few courgettes ready, which will go on the barbie later; and about eight full sized Red Basson lettuces - fab. Also a big tray of salad leaves. And the grass had been cut.
On Wednesday, I harvested more than 2kg of redcurrants (trying desperately to find ways of dealing with the excess at home and the second half of the bushes yet to be harvested!!). I also picked the first handful of peas and broad beans, which will be added to the thinnings from the pots of carrots from the garden with tonight's roast chicken dinner. I pulled a couple of red onions as well, as they are starting to bolt.
I am waiting until I get to the plot again some night this week for more spuds - they were fine to eat, but still ever so slightly watery 2 weeks ago, so when I get there again they should be good.
And we are also eating LOADS of salads - iceberg, cos, butterhead and lollo rosso lettuces are all flying!
A handful of sugar snap peas, some more broadies, new potatoes from tub (Nicola, I think) and three cabbages 'cos a butterfly made it under the enviromesh and the big green caterpillars were dining in style so we are having the hearts with our lamb tonight.
Some mixed lettuce leaves, a few spring onions, Marketmore cucumber and a bucket of Pentland javelin potatoes.
All I'm short of is some tomatoes but up to yet they're still at the green stage.
Calabrese the size of Footballs, and.
Naturally, I dribbled them to next door, but my sense of humour took over, as Trousers sat on his own in the back garden children.........
And then WELLLIEEE took the ball on her right Foot...... (Girls DO pay attention to this, because it's REALLY, REALLY, IMPORTANT?) and then Wellie kicked into to touch, the lonesome Courgette....
What a sneaky attack from the rear!
The rest of the early spuds, ( need the space), Some rhubarb (last pick), bored beans, lollo rosso lettuce, mange tout , strawbs , last of the spring cabbage and raspberries
S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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