What are you havesting
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Re: What are you havesting
Yup, everything we're harvesting is either a self-set (mustard greens in the polytunnel) or sprouted seeds in the kitchen.
Finally pulled up the purple sprouting last month, still sprouting unfortunately but it's been there for nearly 2 years so we decided it needed to go.
Finally pulled up the purple sprouting last month, still sprouting unfortunately but it's been there for nearly 2 years so we decided it needed to go.
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Re: What are you havesting
Peaches are now at the edible stage although still a bit firm
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Re: What are you havesting
Physalis! From the conservatory. I saved the plants from last year, cut them back and I've had about half a dozen little berries. I'm also now well into rhubarb, perpetual spinach, sea kale and chard, oh and most of herbs are up and about now.
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Re: What are you havesting
spinage
last of me kale
swiss chard
mint mint and more mint good job i like mint tea
salard leafs
last of me leeks
rhubarb i love rhubarb
lemon balm
chive chives and move chives
wild garlic
last of me kale
swiss chard
mint mint and more mint good job i like mint tea
salard leafs
last of me leeks
rhubarb i love rhubarb
lemon balm
chive chives and move chives
wild garlic
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Oh yes, I forgot the rhubarb. Crap yield this year though.
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Re: What are you havesting
Oh, as always, I've got more rhubarb than I know what to do with... I should make wine with it, but I never seem to find the time at this time of year, and I haven't got the freezer space to store it.
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thats what i done with mine just wondering if i can make mint wine got that much of it
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Re: What are you havesting
we've got so far:
spinach
spring onions
a few courgettes
various herbs
not too much so far, but we've just started growing here this year.
the fruit trees are fruiting just now though but there not ready to pick, and we have some strawberries but there also not quite ready yet. everything else is about to or flowering just now. we've been really late planting stuff too because we've been really busy. we just planted out the last of the peppers and a few of the rooted sweet potato cuttings we got from to tubers. still need to plant the celery seedlings but they are so straggly just now im doubtful they'll survive.
spinach
spring onions
a few courgettes
various herbs
not too much so far, but we've just started growing here this year.
the fruit trees are fruiting just now though but there not ready to pick, and we have some strawberries but there also not quite ready yet. everything else is about to or flowering just now. we've been really late planting stuff too because we've been really busy. we just planted out the last of the peppers and a few of the rooted sweet potato cuttings we got from to tubers. still need to plant the celery seedlings but they are so straggly just now im doubtful they'll survive.
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Re: What are you havesting
Stew it up with little brown sugar and shove it into jars. That way you've got rhubarb crumble in winter.gregorach wrote:Oh, as always, I've got more rhubarb than I know what to do with... I should make wine with it, but I never seem to find the time at this time of year, and I haven't got the freezer space to store it.
So far all we've have is rhubarb and strawberries, but there are signs that the cherries are finally starting to ripen and the first spuds are only a couple of weeks off. I hope.
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Yeah, good call... I never seem to get my preserving head on until later in the year, but I really should make the effort.The Riff-Raff Element wrote:Stew it up with little brown sugar and shove it into jars. That way you've got rhubarb crumble in winter.
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Re: What are you havesting
Spring onions.
But I cheated - they were the leftover maincrop sets which I stuck in a pot in the greenhouse.
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But I cheated - they were the leftover maincrop sets which I stuck in a pot in the greenhouse.
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Re: What are you havesting
Of course, having complained about the unseasonable cold at the start of the week, it's been blazingly hot ever since... I don't know how my plants feel, but I know I'm confused.




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Re: What are you havesting
Rhubarb - but only four stems as 4 out of 5 plants are annoyingly, flowering. Anyone know why?
Chives and most herbs inc. flat leaf parsley
Er...bit of leuttice going in the greenhouse.
Really behind and not enthusiastic this year...must buy some brassica plants as I missed sowing them this year, doh!
Chives and most herbs inc. flat leaf parsley
Er...bit of leuttice going in the greenhouse.
Really behind and not enthusiastic this year...must buy some brassica plants as I missed sowing them this year, doh!
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Re: What are you havesting
We have done lots of strawberries, some lettuce recently, and purslane, blackberries, and a handful of raspberries. That's all for our harvest so far this year, but we are looking forward to green beans late next week.
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