Got very wet harvesting gooseberries today after the storm yesterday evening. So only took those on the outside and near to the path. Still got very wet. Managed half a bucket so some will be bottled and some into the freezer and some eaten fresh but will be cooked as rather sour.
@bertrand-mabel, lovely haul of gooseberries. Tried mine this week, but still a bit sharp, or as my brother in law puts it " draws your a..e up to your elbow" 🤣. Nice crop of peas too, I only grow sugar snap and mangetout now, but I remember how satisfying it is podding peas .
I’m growing strawberries for the first time this year and I’ve had a few handfuls so far, they’re Cambridge but they are throwing out lots of runners. I’ve pegged a few down but are they throwing out runners at the expense of fruit? Should I cut some off as I seem to have more runners than fruit 🤔
@CatDouch I wouldn't cut off the runners, rather peg them in small pots and grow them on. This being the first season there will be only a few fruits. Next year you will have more.
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And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
Lovely gooseberries @bertrand-mabel I used to pick the strawbs a bit earlier too, because of slugs. Definitely not quite the same as ripening on the plant though.
I picked a couple of courgettes today. No photos, but there looks like I'll get plenty. No idea what I'll do with them, other than the courgetti thing for daughter. I have my doubts abut that too ....
I'll probably roast them and freeze them for soup later in the year.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@CatDouch usually a 3 year cycle for strawbs. 2nd and 3rd year tend to be the most productive for fruit and then you can follow @Eustace 's advice and grow on some runners from year 1 and 2 to give you mature plants to replace the oldest plants.
I forgot to put the dog gate over the greenhouse doors. Dotty dog got the first young cucumbers. First courgettes ready to harvest. I have an added liability this year: a retired husband. 'Let's check the spuds', he said. 'Don't pull the plants up'' said I. Too late....
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Nice crop of peas too, I only grow sugar snap and mangetout now, but I remember how satisfying it is podding peas .
I used to pick the strawbs a bit earlier too, because of slugs. Definitely not quite the same as ripening on the plant though.
I picked a couple of courgettes today. No photos, but there looks like I'll get plenty. No idea what I'll do with them, other than the courgetti thing for daughter. I have my doubts abut that too ....
I'll probably roast them and freeze them for soup later in the year.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
First courgettes ready to harvest.
I have an added liability this year: a retired husband.
'Let's check the spuds', he said.
'Don't pull the plants up'' said I.
Too late....