Picking your own

[enrico]

Nothing better.

 

[Curly green finger's]

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There looking good, what variety? You must of sown them late?

 

[wightbees]

Thought this thread was about Scrumping

 

[Curly green finger's]

Thought this thread was about Scrumping

Does anyone still do that?
They should the amount of apples I see being left.

 

[JamezF]

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They're looking very nice. This year I've been leaving mine in the plot and just taking the lower sprouts off stalks until I have as many as I want in the hope that the less developed ones nearer the top will fatten up. I'm not sure it's working, but that might be down to the caterpillar damage to the plants at the tail end of the summer.

James

 

[Amari]

Just picked some from our allotment. It's been a good year for them and they're standing well - hopefully will last another few weeks. I usually find the sprouts at the top fatten up after the lower ones have been picked.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Just picked some from our allotment. It's been a good year for them and they're standing well - hopefully will last another few weeks. I usually find the sprouts at the top fatten up after the lower ones have been picked.

Do you have a Peroni tree too?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Leeks and broccoli at the moment

 

[JamezF]

Do you have a Peroni tree too?

I've heard it's really hard to get the seeds.

James

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Nothing like a cold sprout sandwich with plenty of white pepper on boxing day, with maybe a side order of mushy peas and my home made stuffing (SWMBO is very partial to a good stuffing)

 

[enrico]

There looking good, what variety? You must of sown them late?

Brendan, I think but not sown late (June)they have just kept on the plant really really well. Started cropping before Christmas

 

[JamezF]

I've no idea what it was like further east in Somerset, but here on the edge of Exmoor it was quite dull in the late Summer and early Autumn. I believe the caterpillars were the main culprit, but I have wondered if the reduced light levels slowed down the development of sprouts and winter cabbages as well. I've had a few sprouts that have started to open up near the bottoms of the stalks, but otherwise they're all still very tight.

James

 

[enrico]

I've no idea what it was like further east in Somerset, but here on the edge of Exmoor it was quite dull in the late Summer and early Autumn. I believe the caterpillars were the main culprit, but I have wondered if the reduced light levels slowed down the development of sprouts and winter cabbages as well. I've had a few sprouts that have started to open up near the bottoms of the stalks, but otherwise they're all still very tight.

James

I just don't know where the sun has been. I have 32 PV panels which have hardly produced anything this winter compared to other winters!

 

[Gilberdyke John]

I just don't know where the sun has been. I have 32 PV panels which have hardly produced anything this winter compared to other winters!

My roof array has hardly generated anything in the quarter just gone. Just the odd day when the sun decided to make an appearance for an hour or two. The rest of the time the skies were dull and grey December and January averaged one unit per day.

 

[Amari]

Do you have a Peroni tree too?

No, it's from a well in the garden.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Nothing like a cold sprout sandwich with plenty of white pepper on boxing day, with maybe a side order of mushy peas and my home made stuffing (SWMBO is very partial to a good stuffing)

 

[enrico]

No, it's from a well in the garden.

I have a well too. I wouldn't be without it as we are on water meters. I installed a well pump and I can use all the water I want to water the garden. At least 4 meters of water down there and running it for an hour uses about 0.5 metres!

 

[Amari]

Me too, but limited to about 20 mins - vigorous flow through canvas tubing

 

[JamezF]

We have one as well (ho ho). Gets used quite a bit for watering the garden.

James

 

[Arfermo]

Do you have a Peroni tree too?

I have a single malt one.