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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Bun on August 15, 2005, 15:13:40

Title: I just have to show off...
Post by: Bun on August 15, 2005, 15:13:40
We reaped our first lot of goodies from the lottie yesterday.

Am very proud, if not a little astonished!
Young son with a prize parsnip
(http://pic13.picturetrail.com/VOL490/588530/2446538/108519073.jpg)
Young son with prize onion.
(http://pic13.picturetrail.com/VOL490/588530/2446538/108519064.jpg)
Dodgy pic of onions, beetroot, a forked parsnip & bit of young sons head.
(http://pic13.picturetrail.com/VOL490/588530/2446538/108519061.jpg)
The days harvest minus the 4lb of blackberries.
(http://pic13.picturetrail.com/VOL490/588530/2446538/108519015.jpg)
Just to give you an idea of size.
'Twas a bugger to pull up!  ;D
(http://pic13.picturetrail.com/VOL490/588530/2446538/108519052.jpg)
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: Bun on August 15, 2005, 15:15:28
Where's my photos?  :'(
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: daisymay on August 15, 2005, 15:25:27
very impressive pictures - makes it all worth while!

are you planning on going into growing monster veg? did you see the Gardeners World special a couple of weeks ago!?  ;D
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: Annadl on August 15, 2005, 16:07:54
They look fantastic!!

Anna
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: Bun on August 15, 2005, 16:29:32
I'm glad you can see them. I can't!  ???
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: wardy on August 15, 2005, 16:41:24
Bun    Fantastic pics of your lovely veggies.  Bet you're dead proud.  Have you eaten them all up yet?  ;D   I'm pleased to see you little un looks interested which could be a big help in future  :)

If you still can't see the pics it may be that your security is set too high
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: tim on August 15, 2005, 16:46:23
I think they've all been eaten, Bun!
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: undercarriage plan on August 15, 2005, 17:07:00
They look delicious!! I found I couldn't see my pics the other day, turned out I'd forgotten to log on!! As a guest on here, you don't get to see pics, as soon as I logged on, could see them fine. Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: GREENWIZARD on August 15, 2005, 17:37:54
QuoteI found I couldn't see my pics the other day, turned out I'd forgotten to log on!!
~poor lottie ;D ;D

the veg is almost as big as your son ;D ;D
well done B :)[/color][/b]
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: busy_lizzie on August 15, 2005, 18:07:19
Great haul of lottie veg.  You must feel very satisfied Bun.  My OH wanted me to dig one of my parsnips up today but I resisted even though they are looking good.  After seeing yours however I feel a little bit tempted.  We left our lottie this afternoon with a lettuce, some radishes, potatoes, cabbage, some broccoli florets and a cucumber from the greenhouse.  Even picked some blackberries on the way home.  It is a lovely time of year.  :) busy_lizzie
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: ellkebe on August 15, 2005, 18:24:55
Good haul - and your son's the best of the bunch  :)
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: Bun on August 16, 2005, 09:33:51
Thanks guys, I am quite proud & yes, you're right, my son is the best of the bunch!  ;D
I wasn't purposely trying to grow really big veg, it was our first time in a lottie & we only dug the bed over late winter & then put some chicken poo & growmore on it.

I was however, trying to grow really big pumpkins, but the day after I planted them out in June we had a cold night & that really hurt them. Then the foxes dug most of them up a few times & then the slugs moved in.  :'( I only have about 4 pumpkins growing at the moment & they're only the size of apples.  :-[

La di dah.  :-\
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: Bun on August 16, 2005, 09:35:04
Oh, btw, you were right , my OH was playing with the puter & set the security too high. Fanks.  :)
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: keef on August 17, 2005, 11:21:33
Those parsnips are making me hungry.. I stick in the bottom of the fridge for a day or two before cooking them at this time of year (they get much more flavour after the first frosts), then boil and roast em. lovely.
Title: Re: I just have to show off...
Post by: wardy on August 17, 2005, 11:29:39
Try parsnip chips too  :)