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Harvest 2021

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    What are the big yellow ones called Eustace? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    @Lyn They're a variety named yellow stuffer.
    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 :)

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve never heard of those , they look lovely,  can you grow them outside where you live?
    I have to grow them in the GH.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    @Lyn I bought the seeds from t&m a few years ago. I grow all my tomatoes outside as I don't have a greenhouse. Somehow, this plant has survived the 'early' blight this year which affected the other tomato varieties I grew. HTH.
    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 :)

  • Picked 3 more aubergine yesterday, there's about 10 left which are half grown not sure how big they will get as our night time temps have dropped massively this week. Continue picking spinach, chard leeks and Pak choi
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    @Wilderbeast I'm growing kale. I would like to grow chard and pak choi (for the first time); but then my containers are not yet empty. Nor have I sowed the seeds; I will be sowing them indoors this weekend.
    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 the chard has been the easiest veg to grow, originally we grew bright lights but wasn't keen on the flavour. This year we have Ruby Red and Fordhook, both have grown brilliantly with the Fordhook producing huge plants with stems nearly 2ft long. 
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Last few plums and some tomatoes:

    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 :)

  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    A crop of the three varieties of tomatoes, a few windfalls and some of the lovely sunflowers that I have been enjoying in the yellow border. (They didn't last long in the vase sadly).

    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • @Eustace plums still? You are very lucky.
    Today bottled more Beurre Hardy pears, pickled some beetroot and some onions.
    Harvested the white outdoor grapes and now infusing before being turned with yeast for wine.
    Gave a builder a bag full of pears...he doesn't usually buy them and was very interested.
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