The title says it all – busy, busy, busy. Lots of picking and processing with virtual non-stop productivity in the potager.
This is our kitchen table heaving with this weekend’s harvest and there’s still more to come. I wanted to put up a photo I took of the harvest taken at the end of August – an equally ladened table to show what its been like over the past few weeks – but you will have to look at Colin’s blog to see it as I can’t find any other copy on the computer.
Not content with this I’m off to plant two beds of onions which I prepared yesterday. The peas and melons having come to an end and so leaving some space.
Snails are my current pest problem at the moment along with blight starting to rear its head on the final tomatoes that are still ripening encouraged by the cooler, damper weather. I’m now stripping the tomatoes left and finished one row, only another two rows to go! Like I said at the start – busy, busy, busy.
Wow, Julie it all looks yummy you must be very pleased with the fruits of your labour All of yourhard work has paid you dividends. Keep up the good work x
thnks Eileen, the harvest bit is easy its what to do with it that’s not so easy. Gave some away and have a freezer that is burstin at the seams! We have dried fruit, chutneys, sauces and liqueurs and of course compots and jams.Gave the apples to a friend who has a press for juice and there’s still more to harvest.Been a very productive yr. Love to all xxx
Hi Julie – it all looks bloody marvelous! Those years of work are paying off.
It was great to go mushrooming with you and Colin last week – though we did only harvest sweet chestnuts and the last wallnuts of Paulmy.
I look forward to sampling what’s in yer freezer later in the year.
Love,
Jim
xx
Hi Julie ~ I was wondering if you’d ever come across the Garden Design Academy, Chabris (36) in the Loire valley? It’s not too far away from you at all.
It seems to be a terrific place http://www.gardendesignacademy.com and one of the acedimics/gardeners there, Colin Elliot, has a blog thats worth visiting/linking to http://gardendesigncompany.wordpress.com/
Cheers,
Jim
Hi Julie, Will you have any veg from the garden that you’l be using over the festivities?
will check out website thanks jim et bien sure i’ll be usin tons of garden produce over the festivities. no doubt col will have a few of the recettes on his blog. I do the quotedien stuff like the tom pasatta and soups!