Just picked 30lb of apples from my duel tree Golden delicious/elstar. Unfortunately 90% are marked so won't keep 🙄 so most are going in the freezer. Plus another 1lb of Raspberries
@Eustace - did you grow the bitter gourd in a heated greenhouse? ( I've always assumed can't be grown without in the UK, but would be delighted if this is not the case!)
@purplerallim and @Wilderbeast those are amazing harvests. The taste of fresh homegrown vegetables/fruit is so good that it makes you grow these in spite of failures. When it is a bountiful harvest, it lifts up our spirits.
@Desi_in_London I do not have a greenhouse, just a covered patio and this is my first time trying to grow bitter gourd. First, I didn't have seeds, so thought I might as well try fresh seed from a SM bought frozen pack. I planted about 10 seeds which had a hard seed coat and about 4 germinated in March. They were on my south-west facing kitchen 🪟 sill until June. When transplanting outside in a bigger pot, I lost 2. Now after 3 more months I have picked about 10 and have another 10 or so on the plants. Give it a try next year, it's worth it. I think you can definitely grow them outside in London as I have seen some on youtube.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
@Eustace it's cert been nice to walk out of the back door and decide what tea would be from the veg I picked in my own garden. Used to be like that as child at home and it's great to do it for my kids
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Plus another 1lb of Raspberries
Also 5 more aubergine, we have 11 aubergine left on the plant now.
@Desi_in_London I do not have a greenhouse, just a covered patio and this is my first time trying to grow bitter gourd. First, I didn't have seeds, so thought I might as well try fresh seed from a SM bought frozen pack. I planted about 10 seeds which had a hard seed coat and about 4 germinated in March. They were on my south-west facing kitchen 🪟 sill until June. When transplanting outside in a bigger pot, I lost 2. Now after 3 more months I have picked about 10 and have another 10 or so on the plants. Give it a try next year, it's worth it. I think you can definitely grow them outside in London as I have seen some on youtube.