Off to the show.

OMG 50lbs of beans a week!, just as well you don't have very close neighbours as they'd need gas masks with you and Mrs S wading through that lot. I on the other hand have just picked my 1st and possibly only Broad Bean, thankfully the rest of my veg haven't been a dead loss.

 

Lots of peoples broad beans have failed to produce pods this year.

 

I only entered 2 classes (heaviest marrow & longest runner bean), but got 1st in each today.

(daughter back home from uni got a 2nd & two 3rd's in the cakes classes)

 

Well done Scrunge

 

For you and your daughter. Did you manage to get the Marrow home and if so what the.... are you going to do with it!?

 

It's not just that one, I've got 2 more over 50lbs - my best 3 have an aggregate weight of about 175lbs.

It's relatively easy to deal with stored 20 pounders - cut them up, use a few pounds then put some in the fridge and cook/freeze the rest, but a 60+ pounder gets a little bit more difficult, especially as it's been covered to prevent ripening/hardening of the skin slowing down growth, so he biggest wont store for so long and might need using whilst I'm still cropping courgettes and 'standard' size marrows. I like strips of raw yellow courgettes in salads, but I think our hens are going to get a big share of this marrow.

 

Well done Scrungee

 

PS... And your daughter

I know who's I'd rather give the taste test.... Cakey Cakey Yummy Yummy Yum Yum

 

Well done sir. From reading your posts, most definitely deserved.

 

@shiney , that's 'only' 7.14 lbs/day, so assuming a 33% loss for topping/tailing/stringing, 4.78 lbs/day, which used in 2 meals/day between the 3 of us would be 1.6 lbs/day each, and as we're using them with 2 meals a day (including cooked beans in salads cold with Pesto sauce) might mean we could much our way through about half of what you grow (plus put some in our freezers). Think big!

 

Oh I know all about big @Scrungee, I have a slight maroon tinge to me these days as wading my way through tonnes of Beetroot. Last year my Beetroot was pants but this year I am up to my eyeballs with it. Luckily I love Beetroot BUT there is a limit. Wonder if you can freeze it? I already have 6 huge jars of it pickled in Balsamic vinegar (yum) but still got about 6 dozen good sized to deal with. All suggestions as to how to make the best of the remainder very welcome.

 

But can be extremely productive and easy to prepare as all you need to do is snip off the ends with scissors.