Anyone for zucchinis ?(or courgette if you prefer) I have quite a few! I bought a punnet each of zucchini and button squash seedlings, not expecting all the plants to survive. Well they did!
I planted 2 of each in an outside bed, and 3 of each within the netted area. The outside ones are going great and I am picking 2 a day, the ones in the netted area are a little behind - partly to do with the poorer soil, but that's another story, and are now starting to produce.
Even with giving some away and trading some we are still eating zucchini or squash with every meal!
I will be picking the last 2 cabbage at the weekend and digging the last of the spuds, some of which will be going in the local show the following weekend. We are still picking kale though the sprouting broccoli has now finished. I picked the first tomato the other day too!
I've also been making some jams, jellies and chutneys to varying degrees of success. First attempt was a wild plum jelly, tasted very nice but didn't set too well, next came plum jam - a great success, also zucchini chutney which is beautiful.
Today I have also made some lemon butter and lemon cordial
As mentioned above we have been trading vegies, well mainly zucchinis and squash, and getting goats cheese and some smoked ham in return. The boys are loving the goats cheese, and Quinn liked the ham even though he knew where it came from - the next door neighbour's pig that he was feeding up until a few weeks ago.
