2013 Growing Season

PM me your address and I'll send you some (last year's but I expect it will be OK). I bought 10g from Moles Seeds - looks like it would be enough for an acre !!

 

I have Giant Prague, will pop some seeds into seed swap parcel, as they come in their milions in the packet

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It was really cold today. I didn't think the squashes would do anymore on the plants so I harvested them all. After I left some to the owner of my veggie plot, brought the remaining ones home to sit in the sun.


Don't think I've got as many fruits as last year but sone of them are much bigger, especially the butternuts. Weighed the 2 big butternut - 6lb9oz and 6lb3oz, first time ever to have them this size

 

Blimey, they look good!

 

Today's harvest:

1 Giant Pumpkin
1 (and only) Hawk Butternut Squash
4 Tumbling Toms
1 (and final) Aji Crystal Chili
oh and a Walnut, not sure how it got there!



Dug over and ready for next year!

 

I had to take one of the big ones out because it had started to bolt. It is nowhere near a football size (remind me again what a football size is?) .... it weighs 2lb4oz . I assume those in the ground are still growing?

 

My kind pub chums dropped off some grapes that they didnt want... which Ive turned into 4 gallons of wine:

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Oh - and some walnuts from the big old tree outside for xmas

 

Went for a wander around the local, 'wild' walnut trees this afternoon:

Made a start



Lots more to shell (and my fingers are getting stained again)



So lots of walnut cookies for both us and to give away as Xmas presents. Mrs Scrungee is thinking of making walnut pesto sauce - does anybody have a good recipe?

 

6lbs of nuts (£3.34/lb at Tesco), must get cracking. Will vacuum pack and keep them in the freezer.

 

Only got a few cabbages and some sad looking container Parsnips left and one or two containers of carrots....but i've had a fettle (i love that word) and they're doing OK considering

 

@Scrungee ...do you pickle your Walnuts?

 

No, I find them unappealing.

 

what's that mean Loli ?
Jenny