Cinnamon Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Lettuce here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I picked our first lettuce last night to have with dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I picked 2 strawberries , they have been in the greehouse all winter though in a pot so i cheatedsomewhat lol Sue xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonfamily Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Lots of lettuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 We picked broadbeans and asparagus for a rissotto, I prefer pea and asparagus but our peas won't be ready for a couple of weeks yet by which time the asparagus will be over. On Tuesday we looked at the strawberries when we watered in the evening and there were a couple just turning, we have had the odd one so far. Then my OH went to get the asparagus and beans yesterday and picked a 2 litre ice cream tub full of ripe strawberries and there were loads more he left for today. They had all ripened in 24 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 A huge pile of green lettuce leaves. Its the last of the first lot I sowed & overnight became crawling with greenfly Thought I would just pick it rather than try to treat it,but it took me 40mins to wash the pile I have & I haven't worked out how on earth I am going to dry it all yet Lettuce for supper then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I have a fantastic 70's salad spinner which i picked up in a charity shop quite a few years ago, great for home grown lettuce and for drying beans and peas after blanching and cooling ready for freezing. It even throws of the few aphids left clinging on after washing, which is good because my family oject if their salad moves around the plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 2 courgettes from the greenhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Leaves & rocket - tasted great with some Jersey spuds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Picked my first strawberry today, it was lovely and sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateG Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I've picked lots of lettuce and some elderflower. I've got lots of broad beans but not sure what to do with them. They've been picked a few days now so need using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I've picked lots of lettuce and some elderflower. I've got lots of broad beans but not sure what to do with them. They've been picked a few days now so need using. Lightly boiled or steamed and added to pasta or new potatoes in mayonnaise Can't wait for mine! Lots of flowers but no pods yet BUT I picked a plant pot full of peas today, from my dwarf kelvedon wonders. They didn't make it to the pan - OH shelled them and we ate them raw. Soooo sweet and yummy And a few more radishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 6 beautiful purple topped turnips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Spinach which contributed to a fantastic omelette, as well as to a salad - with some freshly picked lettuce... Yummy! I had forgotten just how good fresh spinach was, and how much more taste a freshly picked lettuce has! Does put the shop bought stuff to shame... Can't wait for tomato time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Fresh spinach is delish We didn't get around to doing an early sowing this year so i am hoping that some of my later ones will be ok and not bolt this rain will help hopefully. We have loads of broadbeans, some went i the freezer yesterday and OH and I had an arguement about the best time to pick them. I like them young and tender, he likes them much larger. Some of our pods are 12 inches long they are by far the best that we have ever grown and the first time that we have succeeded with an autumn sowing which is amazing really after the winter we had and some of them were crushed by snow in March We also had loads of new potatoes and strawberries. I keep cooking extra potaoes for potato salad but none of them make it that far then children just hoover them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 4lbs of Maris Peers from a bucket in the greenhouse. Dug them yesterday and so tender they took only 10 minutes to cook. Wonderful YUM YUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 AND these from the hedgerow this morning while out with the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 8 gorgeous fat strawberries plus 8 more slug addled ones,which the hens had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Those wild strawberries are so pretty Yesterday we picked New potatoes Broadbeans ( half a council compost bag full one of those square green ones) ate loads for tea and froze the rest. I have finally discovered the best way to cook them, into boiling water and back to the boil for 2 minutes. They go hard if you cook them for longer . Some of our pods are over a foot long this year, we have never had such a good crop. Asparagus, lovely thick srems after all the rain Strawberries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 first of the beetroot. Cut in half and roased in the oven with some sea salt and olive oil with new potatoes. Unfortunately not MY new potatoes - first ones are starting to bud, so I'll leave them a couple of weeks longer. I had a few of the beetroot leaves in the car on the way home. The chickens had the rest. Might have some interesting egg yolks tomorrow !?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 If your potatoes have buds they may be worth looking at, if they are early varieties, especially with the recent rain. Ours caught us out with how early and big they were this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I agree DA - I was going to say have a rootle under the soil and see what you can pull out, leaving the plants still in the soil. We dug up all the plants in the polygreenhouse as we need the space, they were small a few days ago and really much bigger than we thought they would be when we lifted them all yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 We had our first courgette yesterday finely sliced on a pizza. When we were on our way out of the allotment site we were stopped by someone aho has a polytunnel and he gave us a large courgette, so it has started the mass courgette give away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 4 beautiful courgettes, lots more salad & some fresh herbs. I am doing spiced courgette fritters with tomato salsa for supper, another one to add to my stock pile of courgette recipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 any chance of posting the fritter recipe please, sounds like a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
