Daily Harvest 2011

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #525 on: August 02, 2011, 16:52 »
A couple of red onions, little gem lettuce getting on the tall side but one of the things I love about them is they don't go bitter. One head of minipop - very tasty but ready in dribs and drabs. If we're going to grow it again, there will need to be a lot more plants than the 5 or 6 we have this year. I broke that plant too  :ohmy:, but I think/hope it has given its all now anyway. ::) Three crystal lemon cucs which are looking more like crystal new tennis balls now. :D
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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #526 on: August 02, 2011, 17:01 »
Obligatory courgettes and one that escaped and turned into a barrge balloon  :lol:

Runners, and some climbing flat pod yellow beans I bought the seeds of in Spain about 4/5 years ago for 10c ( :D), beetroot, a slightly tall Little Gem (like argyllie  :lol: ) and some finger sized carrots from the module sown seed -- will do that again in a drought  :D :D

Also collected my parsnip seed for next season from my carefully saved plant from last season  :)
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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #527 on: August 02, 2011, 17:17 »
Chard, runner beans and chives to go with risotto. Mmmmmm

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #528 on: August 02, 2011, 21:18 »
about 10 beetroot plants , now do i eat the leaves raw or steam them up ,     two courgette ,    :D   i feel a soup coming on
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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #529 on: August 02, 2011, 21:24 »
Tomatoes, courgette and bunching onions went into spag bol for tea  ;)
Also picked a red cabbage, which I'll braise with apple tomorrow to go with some sausages, and Ambo potatoes :)

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #530 on: August 03, 2011, 08:18 »
A cabbage grown in a 10" pot (variety - Primo)

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #531 on: August 03, 2011, 09:04 »
Also picked a red cabbage, which I'll braise with apple tomorrow to go with some sausages, and Ambo potatoes :)

What time should we be round? ;)

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #532 on: August 03, 2011, 09:38 »
More lettuce and radishes. A new plot so not much else on there ready any time soon.

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #533 on: August 03, 2011, 11:52 »
just been away for a couple of days camping and cycling in New Forest - absolutely lovely, specially as we found a child-free campsite! However, after just 2 days without attention, the lottie has managed to produce barrage balloon courgettes/marrows  :lol:, (description courtesy of Sunshineband!), javelin length runner beans, lettuces shaped like pyramids, and plums so juicy you could drink them!


I feel some chutney coming on :lol:
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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #534 on: August 03, 2011, 16:11 »
Oooooohhhh the thought of plums straight off the tree ((dribble)) So long since I had any! :(

Had a nice pick of rhubarb to freeze today, really juicy and not a hint of green. Thanks to the rain, a nice taste of summer for the dark months.

Also courgettes (anyone else had any???) :D and beetroot. I feel boureki and freshly boiled beetroot coming on. Made some lemony garlicky hummus with some lovely home grown garlic hidden from himself.(He can use the bought stuff) Should taste that even with his cold.

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #535 on: August 03, 2011, 21:17 »
Ridiculous amounts of Desiree spuds with another 14x8 ft to go.  Im actually starting to worry I planted too many as the prep of the damaged one for the freezer for the past two days has been a blooming nightmare and that hasn't even been half of the crop.  Im running out of freezer space too.

1 beetroot, last of the peas, 20 onions, carrots, swede.
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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #536 on: August 04, 2011, 02:57 »
Three gorgeous rows of onions lifted (as rain forecast for tomorrow and the tops had been going over for a while & I'd already eased them up)

Four bootiful big purple plums as I couldn't resist taking just a sample home even though they are not quite as soft and ripe as I'd like them. Gosh they're big uns!  :happy:
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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #537 on: August 04, 2011, 07:26 »
Two leeks for OH's lamb soup (his favourite - yuck). Lots of salad stuff for me - cannot believe my radishes this year. Big, sweet and peppery with hardly any marks on them. Have never had success this like before.

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #538 on: August 04, 2011, 11:02 »
Yet more lettuce and radishes... Keeping me in lunches at work...

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Re: Daily Harvest 2011
« Reply #539 on: August 04, 2011, 18:08 »

Courgettes. I also picked a chilli and ate that to see what they'll be like and it blew my head off  :blink:



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