Just about the entire crop of jewel-like white currants, and a few redcurrants.
Archive for June, 2008
Currants
Posted in Fruit, Harvesting, tagged Fruit, redcurrants, white currants on 26 June 2008 | 3 Comments »
Dahlia, Now Deceased
Posted in Flowers, tagged dahlias flowers, Flowers on 24 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Five days ago I planted out my sunflowers and the one cactus dahlia (out of nine seeds), shown above, that germinated. By last night the dahlia had disappeared – I found the battered remnants of it nearby – I think the wind got it.
Courgettes Settling In
Posted in Courgettes, Vegetables, tagged Courgettes on 16 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
The broad beans have finally gone in, rather late, next to the overgrown path on the side of the plot:
Is this the most photographed artichoke in Britain? Something has been munching it and it’s looking less appetising by the minute:
Courgettes (and Squash) 2008
Posted in Courgettes, Sowing and planting, Vegetables, tagged Courgettes, Squash on 13 June 2008 | 2 Comments »
A month ago I planted various courgette and squash seeds into modules (in the waxing gibbous moon, supposedly good for plants with internal seed-bearing fruits). On Wednesday they looked like this:
(Defender, Tondo di Piacenza, Jemmer (yellow) and Black Beauty courgettes – the latter a new variety for us.)
And this:
(Five butternut squash and three Tromba di [...]
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