I planted peas and broad beans in Nov so have been picking those for a couple of weeks, salad leaves and radish are ready, lots of green strawberries, it's a case of who gets there first me or the blackbirds !
Well done Pete - you will be picking them regularly now. Only tiddlers for us so far, but by next week we will have a constant supply of normal sized courgettes, our daughters and a few to freeze each day. They are great stir fried in butter with garlic. I don't fancy them grated in a salad or cake - but then we don't all have the same tastes do we.
Started picking strawberries on 13 of this month, also raspberries loganberries,tayberries red currents are ripening fast shall be busy during the next few weeks,autumn fruit raspberries coming into flower at least a month early tan last year,potatoes in flower,peas ore podding the ones you can eat the pods as well.I am sure the fruit is at least two weeks early than last year,I wish this wind would drop we wont have any plums or apples left I suppose I wont have worry about the June drop its been done already.
As well as lots of meals of delicious broad beans and lots more to come, we've had some great lettuces over the past few days ... lovely crispy Webb's Wonder type.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I planted peas and broad beans in Nov so have been picking those for a couple of weeks, salad leaves and radish are ready, lots of green strawberries, it's a case of who gets there first me or the blackbirds !
Well done Pete - you will be picking them regularly now. Only tiddlers for us so far, but by next week we will have a constant supply of normal sized courgettes, our daughters and a few to freeze each day. They are great stir fried in butter with garlic. I don't fancy them grated in a salad or cake - but then we don't all have the same tastes do we.
Started picking strawberries on 13 of this month, also raspberries loganberries,tayberries red currents are ripening fast shall be busy during the next few weeks,autumn fruit raspberries coming into flower at least a month early tan last year,potatoes in flower,peas ore podding the ones you can eat the pods as well.I am sure the fruit is at least two weeks early than last year,I wish this wind would drop we wont have any plums or apples left I suppose I wont have worry about the June drop its been done already.
Regards Pete.
We had the first helping of broad beans a few days ago, but they were a little too small - couldn't wait! Have masses of raspberries and blueberries.
As well as lots of meals of delicious broad beans and lots more to come, we've had some great lettuces over the past few days ... lovely crispy Webb's Wonder type.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lots of strawberries and raspberries here also good supply of mange tout, now awaiting potatoes normally in about 10days now, fingers crossed.
Strawberries and raspberries - yum Potting Peat!
Harvesting cucumbers and cooked the first couple of large beetroot yesterday - so delicious I really had a job to stop myself nibbling them all up.
Been picking lettuce for a few weeks. Gooseberries, spuds, kale, chives, peas and chard are all ready to be harvested.
Globe artichokes looking good too.