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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 14:40:57

Title: Recent cropping...
Post by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 14:40:57
I'm very impressed with these carrots
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN1924.jpg)
and these Barlotti beans
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN1918.jpg)

these runners are good for comparison..
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN1919.jpg)

and the tomatoes... picked before we went to France for half term..
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN1920.jpg)

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/FSCN1135.jpg)

and a bit more (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN1921.jpg)

;D
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: Amazin on October 28, 2007, 15:14:24
Good show!

I too had some success on the plot today, I harvested a parsnip that was 3cm long!!

...no, my eyes aren't green, it's a trick of the light...

;D
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: angle shades on October 28, 2007, 16:19:12
 :) excellent  Saddad / shades x
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: Weed-Digga on October 28, 2007, 17:10:02
Saddad - lovely crop, well done.

Love those really dark cherry toms, what variety are they?
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: cleo on October 28, 2007, 17:20:50
Well impressive.

I hope you do not think I`m trying to be a clever smarty pants but I would have left those Borlotti to dry a little more on the plant if you want to store them as a dried bean. They are great as they are though.
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: ellkebe on October 28, 2007, 17:21:43
Great haul Saddad.  The runners look delicious.
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: Lauren S on October 28, 2007, 17:28:50
The harvest is always the best part. Everything looks really healthy Saddad. Well done  :)
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 17:50:03
Black Cherry Weed Digga... a 69p trial packet from T + M ... one of the best this year even more vigerous than Sungold but not as sweet, but not an F1 so I can save seed!
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: artichoke on October 28, 2007, 18:40:09
It's absolutely amazing that you are still cropping all this beautiful stuff. Around me (East Sussex) everything seems to have stopped dead after a recent frost. I have been going around people with rattling shrivelled  runner beans asking them if I can have the pods (peel them, and cook the beans) and they all say yes. Not a green bean in sight!
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 19:10:15
My runners are still up but the courgettes near them got frosted off!
::)
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: Weed-Digga on October 28, 2007, 19:50:29
Quote from: saddad on October 28, 2007, 17:50:03
Black Cherry Weed Digga... a 69p trial packet from T + M ... one of the best this year even more vigerous than Sungold but not as sweet, but not an F1 so I can save seed!


Thanks Sadad, I've got some of those for next year. Also planning to grow Tigrella, Ildi, Golden Sunrise, Sub Arctic Plenty (Freebies!) Marmande (seed mat - never tried before) and 'Taste of Italy' Tomato Roma (plum).

We love our Tommies!! :)
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 19:53:15
Grew Marmande this year and was impressed, it is still fruiting in a cold greenhouse. Didn't like Ildi when I grew it a few years ago... have lots of Heritage varieties from HDRA seed library!
;D
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: Weed-Digga on October 28, 2007, 19:55:52
Oops! Forgot the new arrivals:

Reisetomate, Beam's Yellow Pear, Federle and the tiny Currant Toms Goldrush and Sweet Pea.
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: star on October 29, 2007, 06:02:04
Wow saddad, really great harvest.......very impressed ;)
Title: Re: Recent cropping...
Post by: antipodes on October 29, 2007, 09:32:03
Quote from: cleo on October 28, 2007, 17:20:50
I hope you do not think I`m trying to be a clever smarty pants but I would have left those Borlotti to dry a little more on the plant if you want to store them as a dried bean. They are great as they are though.
Actually here is France a lot of these types of beans are called "half-dried" (demi sec) and they are used in their softish state, rather than completely dried. You can shell them and freeze them when they are still half dried. They simmerin the pressure cooker in about 25 minutes and they are lovely with some lamb or pork. My Continental tip for the day :-)