chickencam Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 We had our last couple of tomatoes in a casserole last week, and I defrosted some lovely tomato sauce to have with some meatballs last night, and it was a lovely sweet laste of summer. Worth all that picking and preparation back then. We were only left with about 6 green ones this year, with the warm autumn. I must go and have another go at my salsify after seeing HFW last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Chillies and some more tomatoes. My son lifted all the carrots that were still in the ground and they're stored in dry soil in the polytunnel. Tomorrow he will lift the turnips and beetroot as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 AAAHH I have forgotten to pick the kale for supper tonight.....now its dark so I might have to cheat by picking up a sack of peas out of the freezer instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Three types of carrots, two types of beetroot and some enormous parsnips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 More leeks and Cavalo Nero... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We had the last of the peppers in the greenhouse last night on home made pizza. The pigeons are munching our swede tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Leeks! - I wish we'd thought to pull some before the big freeze They were under a foot of snow and had to be hacked off The carrots in store are doing really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I'd forgotten about this thread! Yesterday I knocked 6" of snow off the kale and picked that. I also managed to break a leek as I tried to pull it out from the snow blanket - the stems are just frozen aren't they - so no leek and spud soup for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Thyme and parsley, sage and bay leaves are about the best we have managed over the past couple of weeks. We harvested the last of the decent sprouts for Christmas and because out allotment is a car ride away we haven't been there during the snowy weather, we have been using the last of the previous years carrot crop which were frozen at about this time last year. We have had broad beans and peas from the freezer and leeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Can't get to the veggie plot at all - snow drifted and dropped off the greenhouse creating a nice high mound. But I caught a glimpse of the parsnips the other week and they seemed to look good - couldn't dig them out because of the ground being too hard at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Have been out digging the beds over - 2 of the new ones from last year - still a bit waterlogged and 2 small beds to go. I think the soil has been helped by the weather this year. Yesterday I dug up a very nice potato and today I have been digging celeriac and found lots of decent onions dotted amongst the chard and celeriac. We're having roast tonight so will add those and make roast veggies. I can see one good sized swede and of all the seeds sown last year we only have the one and a couple of good sized celeriacs. Never mind. Better than none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I dug out the last of the parsnips at weekend and had some of them roasted. They were beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 We found a stash of beetroot we'd forgotten about in the dry soil in the polytunnel - I'm going to make beetroot relish tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Yesterday - beetroot and celeriac and yet more artichokes - Murray made soup and it was quite nice (added carrots and onions I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Didn't realise that beetroot were still OK if they were in the soil at this time of the year so threw them on the compost heap Have only a few leeks left in the veggie patch now and a couple of cabbages. Have never visited this thread before - I'll be back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I'll be back Henriette - we should start calling you Arnie! More parsnips and some more artichokes. "Ooops, word censored!"ody light a match in Hook tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 When you posted about digging your patch I thought there's no way I could be doing that; it was still too wet. But we've had 10 days of dryness and now everything is looking just right to get the fork in - but possibly not for planting just yet. We're quite busy for the rest of the month, but come the Easter break... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 One of our beds is still rather wet - but it was the troublesome new one from last year. It needs a lot of grit, sand and compost mixed in this year. I can't believe I've still got 2 bucket loads of huge flints from there - and lumps of chalk - in about 2 square feet of the bed - the rest is all clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I'll be back More parsnips and some more artichokes. "Ooops, word censored!"ody light a match in Hook tonight. Nice to know I'm not the only one who has to give out a warning following parsnips for dinner! Found a few tiny, tiny Bruxelles Sprouts - took a while to prepare but they were very sweet. Love Arniex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I hadn't noticed any effect from parsnips before - but the chokes, the chokes! But then OH is prepared to perform with whatever he eats. I must have a cast iron stomach. The old sprouts can cause a bit of a stir - none left of those because the girls finished them off - rather them than the pesky pigeons. Our sprouts were lovely and sweet this year - the parsnips are the best ever, ever. Must have been to do with all the frost and snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I remember harvesting my first Jerusalem artichokes a few years ago. I carefully peeled lots of them, boiled them up and smothered them in butter. Was in agony for hours. I couldn't believe the stomach cramps Little and often is the key now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Peppermints required as a standby then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 Just picked my first home grown fresh salad,for supper It was a freebie pack of seeds from Lakeland,which I grew in an ancient terracotta trough on my kitchen windowsill. Not only did it look lovely & grow quickly,but it promises to be delicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiBiBi Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I picked some salad leaves including lollo rosso and endives, some chives and basil which I added to a tri-color salad (avocado, mozzarella and tomato). Later I also picked a big bunch of oregano leaves which I added to my pasta bake. Yesterday, I picked some rhubarb (which I grew from seed about 3 or 4 years ago) for a rhubarb and raspberry crumble and foraged some willow branches to make supports (inspired by "The Edible Garden") for my hops, mangetout peas and climbing french beans. Chatted to my next door neighbour over the fence to offer her some of my surplus tomato plants, and she said my garden is "looking more and more like that TV programme...The Good Life and had I ever seen it?" She must think I am a kid or something...had I ever seen it? I'm actually 48 and grew up in the 70s watching The Good Life every week religiously!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I'm actually 48 and grew up in the 70s watching The Good Life every week religiously!!! I wish I was 48 again, but I just adored The Good Life. There was a rerun a couple of years ago I think and I watched it all over again I have gathered some rhubarb and roasted it and added a flapjack topping ... Other than that I am really envious of all of you who already have salad leaves ready to eat' Mine are all up, but very tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
