I've had a few little bits and bobs of pickings to pick in my garden this month.
I was really happy to get my first patty pan squash, it's only little but it's cute. I'm not sure how to eat it though, any ideas?
I had my first cherry tomatoes (from plants grown from seed, variety 'Tiny Tim' and my first San Marzano tomato too.
The tomatoes in the paper bag and the cucumber came to me as a kind gift from one of the lovely housebound ladies I choose library books for at work, we write letters to each other about our gardens so she knows I've not had much in the way of tomatoes this year!
My first pepper ripened too! The variety is 'lipstick pepper' and they're a sweet pepper I've been growing in my conservatory since spring.
Another first, the first raspberries. These are 'autumn bliss', and the berries seem so big and delicious this year.
So, not a massive harvest, but enough to keep me a happy bunny!
How has your garden been this month? Have you had lots to harvest?
It must be so nice to eat things you've grown yourself. The most I can manage is chives which often get chopped for my scrambled eggs!
ReplyDeleteThe peppers sound nice and I like the idea of autumn raspberries.
Autumn raspberries are the best, summer ones need special pruning techniques, but the autumn rasps are easy peasy! I love growing chives too, we have many clumps round the garden to eat and for the flowers for bees :)
DeleteAren't raspberries just delish? Rasps and strawbs are the only thing I've succeeded with this year, everything else was taken by Mr Slug, Mrs Snail and young Master Squirrel before I got to it. Ah well.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I know those garden visitors well! I've yet to have a courgette but someone's been eating them! I'm glad for my raspberries though, and had some lovely strawberries too :)
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