English Abroad

last years I`ve sent few English seeds , to my Gf grandmother in Latvia and this is the effect of a sunny summer , fertile soil and snail free.
the cabbage on the left are English , right are russian.

3 feet marrow and still growing

purple cabbage

English cucamber 1 single seed and perfectly growing outdoor.


one single pumpkin plant


some more cabbage

the giant cherry tomatoes almost bigger the the normal tomatoes

I`ve never seen a cabbage so pretty and tasty like this

even the parsley look stunning

 

Cor, fantastic Sal

 

Nice one Sal. A bit of warm sunny weather does wonders!

 

That all looks very healthy and tasty Sal ... especially as dinnertime approaches.

 

My misses grandmother is usually selling the veg she grow in the local market , the vegetables taste like they really should taste , funny thing ........she didn`t sell the cherry tomatoes because they where too small (no one has ever seen cherry tomatoes) , the cucambers where too big to be pickled , peoples though that the cabbages had diseases because of the purple colour , the normal cabbage where too tender and sweet , no one know how to use parsley , the carrots where too big again
and no one know how to cook a pumpkin.
Can you belive those peoples
I made her lose money

 

I'm not seeing the tomato pic, can anyone else?

 

Yes Zig - third up from the last one.

 

What a shame, Sal. Cherry tomatoes are my favourite ... I can eat them like sweets! I love both red cabbage and white heart, the latter just done with a little butter and pepper and cooked al dente. Parsley (salsa) is widely used here as are pumpkins ... my favourite thing being doce de abobora (pumpkin jam) which is served with soft goat's cheese as a starter. My sister loved it so much she makes her own now adding a little ginger to it, yum!

So, maybe she can make some jams with the pumpkins, pickle the cucumbers, make soup (caldo verde) with those beautiful cabbages. She could freeze the tomatoes or make sauces to freeze (if she has a freezer). Another Algarvian delicacy is pickled carrots as a starter. If you would like some recipes for her, I can send them to you.

I also see she puts Marigolds between her veg to keep critters away.

Yes, I see the tomatoes Zig, between the white cabbage with the foot on it and the pretty red cabbage.

 

What a magnificent array of superb produce Sal,
thank you for reminding us what our seeds CAN do when the conditions are right.

 

Oh, and I must say the title of your thread threw me a bit Sal ... I thought you were talking about the English on holiday (Brits Abroad Syndrone) ...

 

While I was there I had one of the most tasty coslow salad ever had in my life , unfortunatly the local are stacked back in time and really not open to any new product............do you want to see how bad they are!!!! look at this pictures

do you know what is that?

 

Great show Sal , well done Granma !!!
Catz I googled "warm sunny weather" , got...... not available in the UK

 

No, I haven't got a clue ... My t'other half said they just don't know these things but perhaps your girlfriend's grandmother should have been able to explain these wonderful vegetables.

 

Victoria , the grass in the last picture is actually cannabis , there was a fiel full of it and the local don`t even know what that is .....I rekon a good £100k worth of cannabis just outside this old man guy......
do you really think they will eat cherry tomatoes?