Harvest

 


Early July, and efforts turn to harvesting some of the produce we have grown. Blackcurrant, and gooseberry crops are modest, but the plants have only been in place for a single season, and the fruit is good and solid and we should get a pot or two of black currant jam in due course. Both have their drawbacks, black currants are picked berry by berry - unlike red currants for which an entire cluster can be taken - and the thorns on gooseberries making picking  uncomfortable.

We have also started digging our first and second early potatoes.  These have, to be frank, been disappointing, which we attribute to lack of rain to swell the tubers. That having been said the flavour is excellent.  And then there are courgettes and our first cucumber.





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  1. AnonymousJuly 7, 2023 at 9:29 AM

    What a lot, you've got! The blackcurrants and gooseberries look great. I love the cucumber too! And more courgettes! This is only the beginning!!

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