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saddad

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Harvesting
« on: August 18, 2009, 20:18:28 »
 Just got back from harvesting... lots of beans (gave some away!) Kohl Rabi and Rasps, gave away. Tomatoes... black Cherry, Sungold, Tangella, Pot.Leaf White, Couer De Bui, stripped stuffer. Sweet Peppers, WorldBeater, Rubens (still green!) and Frigatella. Left the Chillies for now. Blackberries, Figs.. (ate them) A carrier bag of early cooking apples (Emneth Early) some courgettes, aubergines, cucumbers and cutting sunflowers.... pic to follow...  :)
Some of the tomatoes


Cour de Bui (with slug damage) and Tangella
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saddad

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Re: Harvesting
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 22:21:59 »
This is the "big" picture... but the 20+ Minipop are already in the freezer...


 ;D
There's over 3lb of Sweet peppers there...
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saddad

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Re: Harvesting
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2009, 09:46:58 »
Have I put this in the wrong section...  :-\
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Re: Harvesting
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2009, 11:16:07 »
Well I reckon that's "NEWSworthy"  ;D
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Re: Harvesting
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2009, 14:42:18 »
You grow 'cuppas' on your plot?I want the seeds!  :)
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Re: Harvesting
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2009, 15:29:12 »


   Looks fantastic saddad,  going to have a go at peppers next year  --  sweet and chilli's,

   apart from toms, my favourite from your  ' big  picture ' are the blackberries  --  big,

   fat and juicy - to die for !      ;D
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Re: Harvesting
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2009, 17:52:24 »
It's a variety called "Fantasia"... I actually prefer the "Sylvan" I had at my old house both monsters with huge fruit and thorns... :)
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Re: Harvesting
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2009, 20:43:20 »
Been pruning the gages and the plums today (and the grape) just stoned the windfall plums and put in the freezer..  :)
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