Harvested: ca 2kg of
accidental potatoes (potatoes from last year's grower, which had been left in the ground and sprouted), which OH turned into a lovely, creamy potato
bake. Much waxier than the Duke of Yorks, and very, very nice. Loads
left for lunch tomorrow.
Also: a pound of
raspberries including some strawbs. Pureed them along with a banana
and a half, then mixed with Turkish yoghurt – very yummy. Froze
about half a pound of the puree.
Harvested more
accidental poppyseed: after weighing, the total harvest now stands at
1kg, and there's still more poppy to harvest!
Broccoli well on –
one is ready to harvest. Surprised the cauliflower made it – I'd
written it off after the pigeon attack. It's still a bit small, and there's as yet no head, but it
might come through a mild autumn.
The only disappointment
so far: the butternut squash. I don't understand it – I'm always
unlucky with these. A few years ago I tried to grow them: lots of
green growth but none of the flowers would set fruit. This time, OH
has tied them up, there were loads of flowers and when we left for
our hols, there was at least one tiny butternut forming. When we came
back, it had all yellowed and the butternut was gone. Lots more male
flowers but no open females. Over at mine, where I'm practising three
sisters, the beans pump nitrogen into the soil so the pumpkins creep
around but no squash either. It can't be for want of pollinators
either: I've studded the lottie with bee plants – oregano, mints,
poppies, sunflowers, bergamots, borage, and they're absolutely
heaving with all manner of beneficial insects. Right beside the
butternuts that aren't, I've got the courgettes and halloween
pumpkins throwing out ridiculous amounts of produce. No idea what's
wrong.
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