Vegetable Allotment Plot

21st September – 27th September 2009

Plenty sunshine this September, and this helps all plants develop what they should be….

Cauliflower

This is my wish and if I can grow this beautiful cauliflower like Bill’s… so cauliflower will be my next trial next year…

Harvest

Been busy harvesting all kinds of vegetables, Spaghetti Squashes, Sweetcorns and Chinese Cabbages are doing fine this year, also very happy with all the pickings sharing with other plot growers too…..

Maintenance

Took this photo to remind that I have to sit down to chop up all the Sweetcorns stems in the plot bed… while I was cutting down the stems I discover that the sweet juice within the stems, so I have saved some cut up stems for cooking stocks and soup…

Winter Lettuces & Spring Onions

Decided to plant in the winter lettuces and in between I have sowed in 3 x rows of Spring Onions…..

Chutney

Made a lot of Chutney with all the allotment collected fruit and vegetables… apples, pear, tomatoes, courgette onion and Chilli… especially the courgette, apple and tomatoes, these are my main ingredients this year….

Rolled Herbs

Learned from other web blog on freezing herbs and found this method really useful, this ‘use as your cook’ version.  Wash and dry the herbs and tightly rolled in freezer bags before put into freezer. When required just take it out and cut the amount to put in sauces or soup, the rest wrapped up then go back to the freezer for next time. This certainly last till the next season when fresh herb available…. see I have made Chives, Lovage, mints and Chilli rolls, all tuck up in my freezer for my attention when require…

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