[welsh boyo]

Well as its our 1st year and been a complete novice familly to this we are over the moon with our crop so far.
heres a few pics

giving us a crop like this every 4-5 days

cucumber which amazed me as i thought the plant was had it due to a bug infestation on the leaves.

And last but not least we finally managed to get a pumpkin to grow.

[GrannieAnnie]

Isn't nature wonderful!  With a little help from us of course!!!

It all looks lovely WB  Tastes good too eh?

[Aunt Sally]

Big grin for your Welsh boyo  

[shaun]

yes nice one boyo your runners look great !

[Trillium]

Cinderella might not fit into the pumpkin, but it's still impressive considering the amount of rain the UK has had. Well done.

[muntjac]

great pics , and whats more your only just starting ,what can ya achieve when you really get going matey  

[Sadgit]

nice runners... I totally forgot to plant mine this year

[sorrel]

Well done boyo ..... they look beautiful, delicious, scrummy!!!

[Little Miss Muffet]

well done ,

[Lynne]

Well done, what a great crop, I hope I do as well next year.

Whereabouts in South Wales are you? I come from Swansea originally (Llansamlet area). I still have some relatives in Mansleton and Blackpill and my sister lives at Southgate on the Gower.

[wildeone]

:shock: well done :shock:

I hope to do as well next year!!!!!!!!!!!!

Give yrself a huge pat on the back!!!!!!!!

[welsh boyo]

Thank you all for you kind words,
thr runners  really taste great so much better than the supermarkets stuff.
munty mate i am going to try your hockey stick frame next year so im hoping for a better crop.

Hi lynne im in Bridgend but originally from ogmore by sea

one question though i have been giving my beans to familly and friends but want to freeze some for ourselves now.
I read the best way is to blanch? them  
what is the correct way to do this ? I think its pop them in boiling water (how long for??) and then in cold water,then i can freeze them...

[muntjac]

dont use any old beans they will be tough and string .pick them no longer than 10 inches or so . blanch in rolling boiling water for 3 mins . dunk straight into iced water( freezer blcoks are great for this . ask on freecycle ,or buy ice from asda, allow to dry and freeze on baking trays  until hard  bag carefully using a metal spoon  to pick them up as the heat from your hands wil thaw them slightly and they may freeze in lumps .store in boxes in base of freezer . i used the last of my last seasons crop a couple weeks ago , all beans can be done this way .as can cabbage beetroot carrots , its a recipe from my brother who is a manager at a freezer plant in grimsby  

[Trillium]

Munty, do you mean to say beets and carrots can be blanced 3 min. and frozen as you describe? And still taste good? I've had store frozen carrots before and they were worse than disgusting. Never tried frozen beets, though its tempting because they just don't last in storage.

[love-my-plot]

Oh well done welsh boyo! They look great!