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steve B

Sun 07/21/19 06:39 AM

I've benn waiting for my first cherry toms to ripen for a while, Finally :)

So I dug a few spuds a couple of carrots, a lettuce,a cucumber some spring onions and the much anticipated tomatoes. Boiled a couple of local eggs and a few seeds, nuts and sultanas, a squirt of salad creme.
and it was absolutely delicious.

I'll make a quiche tomorrow and get some ham, and thats dinner sorted for a while. :)

Anyone else like doing this.

£10 will feed me for the week :) It's the taste and organic-ness I do it for though .

delightfulillusion

Sun 07/21/19 06:52 AM

I'm glad to hear you're growing your own.

I used to (when I was married) and really enjoyed it. We had 2 acres of garden so there was plenty of room to grow our own veg.

We used to grow tomatoes, peppers, leeks, lettuce, potatoes, carrots, raspberries and strawberries. There's nothing that beats the taste of home grown fruit and veg.

I now live in a house with a very small low maintenance garden so not much chance of growing my own except in containers.

nickistaken

Sun 07/21/19 06:55 AM

I like not having to go to the produce department all summer. I get the veggies, but the squirrels get the peaches, nectarines and apples. Wish I could do something more about that...

steve B

Sun 07/21/19 07:06 AM

I like not having to go to the produce department all summer. I get the veggies, but the squirrels get the peaches, nectarines and apples. Wish I could do something more about that...

yea there is the not having to go to the grocery store as much.
Cant grow nectarines here the allwas get the leaf curl.
Lots of pears this year. I like to dry them. Dried pear is something that just moreish.
You'll never beat the squirrels.

soufiehere

Sun 07/21/19 09:11 AM

Are English tomatoes grown in the ground? Vined here..

That is so cool, keeping that footprint small ;-)
You will shine so healthy with the organic foods that
we will see you from here ;-)

steve B

Sun 07/21/19 09:24 AM

Are English tomatoes grown in the ground? Vined here..

That is so cool, keeping that footprint small ;-)
You will shine so healthy with the organic foods that
we will see you from here ;-)

Yea stick em in the ground and string em up. usually go to about November sometime.
I usually boil up the surplus, wazz them up and freeze, Good for bolognase or lasagnas

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sat 08/03/19 11:44 AM

Vined potatoes???? What I see this is a flower, jasmin type, not food?

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sat 08/03/19 11:49 AM

I've grown up with our own grown veggies, including potatoes. Basically everything. We also had cherries and walnuts, pear, berries.
And my dad always had chickens, best danged eggs ever came from him.
Occasionally he killed a pigeon which we'd eat in soup. Not often though, he loved his pigeons too much, hihi.

But yes, very healthy way to grow up, my dad never used pesticides.
I had some things in my garden here at first, but I got a lot of mildew and I gave up on it.
I love plants and nature, but growing greens or keeping chickens is not really my thing.

steve B

Sat 08/03/19 11:53 AM

" Potatoes " Potatoes, not flippin tomatoes. frustrated

steve B

Sat 08/03/19 11:56 AM

Its the only way to know there are no pesticides. I ate about 300 cherries a few days ago :)

Glut. :)

Tango5150

Sat 08/03/19 11:59 AM

I am waiting for some sprouts to get big enough so I can make some pesto.

Unknow

Sat 08/03/19 02:17 PM

" Potatoes " Potatoes, not flippin tomatoes. frustrated

No Steve, you're confused. I've been to Holland and they even have vine carrots laugh

Riverspirit1111

Sat 08/03/19 02:19 PM

That's great Steve, glad your garden has been a success. :)

Unknow

Sat 08/03/19 02:25 PM

I love home grown, especially earth food, I mean stuff from under the ground like potatoes, carrots etc. you can taste the dirt if you know what I mean happy