Gardening thread

[bristolimp]

me chillies are getting rather appetising. As for me sunflowers. totally radiant .

it has been a slow week for us apart from some new tomatoes and blackberrys not a lot going on. Sunflowers have just started to form heads.

the weather here in South Somerset has been awful too hot and be a small collection of acer in pots they suffered this week - that said the rain today has freshened them up. It rained enough (First time for ages) to replace the evaporatio from the pond

 

[Rob the Imp]

better then ours which are about the size of a raddish

Unlucky! I guess ours aren't much better. It's just been so hot and dry, even with watering them all the time it's not enough for them.

 

[bristolimp]

Unlucky! I guess ours aren't much better. It's just been so hot and dry, even with watering them all the time it's not enough for them.

we weren’t helped when some uninvited rhubarb appeared from nowhere! that said I much prefer crumble!

 

[Rob the Imp]

we weren’t helped when some uninvited rhubarb appeared from nowhere! that said I much prefer crumble!

Rhubarb crumble is far better than beetroot crumble too!

 

[NottyImp]

Our potatoes may actually be triffids.

 

[stokeimp]

This is a courgette Mrs S has grown and picked yesterday (12" ruler)- she made a bake with it, but left enough for me to do a pasta dish tonight as well

 

[NottyImp]

That's not a courgette. It's a marrow.

 

[stokeimp]

That's not a courgette. It's a marrow.

That was my initial reaction. But it grew from a courgette seed among other courgettes

 

[Eweimps]

Isn’t a courgette a marrow harvested young, or a marrow a courgette that’s left to grow? My mum when we were little used to stuff one with sausage meat and bake it in the oven. A good hearty meal but perhaps for the other thread.

 

[NottyImp]

Isn’t a courgette a marrow harvested young, or a marrow a courgette that’s left to grow? My mum when we were little used to stuff one with sausage meat and bake it in the oven. A good hearty meal but perhaps for the other thread.

Yes, one of my favourite dishes growing up. We still do the dish and indeed have some sausage meat in the freezer waiting for marrows to come into season.

 

[NottyImp]

So the honey berry bushes are dead.

We've replaced them with two varieties of gooseberry bushes which can, apparently, survive almost total neglect.

My kind of plant!

 

[Rob the Imp]

So the honey berry bushes are dead.

We've replaced them with two varieties of gooseberry bushes which can, apparently, survive almost total neglect.

My kind of plant!

I have a red gooseberry bush in our garden - which I originally bought from B&M as a glorified stick with a tiny set of roots attached to it. Against all the odds it's grown quite a bit and produces a modest amount of fruit!

 

[Rob the Imp]

My partner grew up being fed stuffed marrow and cannot abide it now. If we ever get a marrow in the veg box, I'm going to have to be very creative with it.

 

[NottyImp]

Good to hear! A whole learning process for us to see what works.

Just ordered some more pots and planters. It's amazing what you can fit into a small space.

 

[NottyImp]

My partner grew up being fed stuffed marrow and cannot abide it now. If we ever get a marrow in the veg box, I'm going to have to be very creative with it.

Anothet dish I used to do was cubed marrow in a spicy tomato sauce with cheese baked in the oven.

 

[Rob the Imp]

Anothet dish I used to do was cubed marrow in a spicy tomato sauce with cheese baked in the oven.

I can see her being up for eating that! I'll have to remember it.

 

[cherryexile]

Rhubarb crumble is far better than beetroot crumble too!

Rhubarb crumble with Vanilla Ice Cream.

Softness, Crunch. Hot, Cold, Sweet, Tart.

THE most perfect dessert.

 

[German Imp]

Bought some supermarket packed mint for some cooking, I only needed a little so the remainder I put in water. The roots grew and have now potted outside and doing well. No more mint buying.

 

[NottyImp]

Planted some beetroot and cauliflower seedlings. No idea if they'll thrive at this point.

 

[NottyImp]

6 smallish tomatoes on our three plants. Hopeful for a small crop.

Still the odd strawberry ripening. Gooseberry bushes seem to be doing well.