Yup, autumn / winter is here and we've even had the heating on (I always resist this as long as possible!).
I've brought two of my pepper plants in to the house from the lean-to (which is basically a greenhouse stuck on the back of the house). They still have little green peppers just growing through the flowers so thought I'd see if they'll get any bigger. It's nice to have more plants in the house anyway.
I still have in the lean to; some basil, a chilli pepper, two aubergines (with small aubs on) and two more peppers with small fruit on too. I'd like to bring them in to the house as well but don't have the room unfortunately. One day I'd like to build an earth ship with one whole side of the house for growing food!
This week I've also used up some frozen cubed pumpkin and a batch of frozen pumpkin soup. Tonight we had a yummy tea of fried onion, tomatoes (slowly ripening in the kitchen - they get a bit wrinkly so are better cooked with than in sandwiches), last weeks' courgette, cooked chard plus a couple of eggs all scrambled together on toast, drizzled with a bit of balsamic vinegar. Mmm, wish I'd taken a pic!
Oh, and yesterday, with the oven on I roasted some potatoes, the chard stems (braised) and some of my hazel nuts (they were awesome! I'll be doing more hazels that way for sure. The skin flakes off as well, leaving just the clean nut).
Linking in with Harvest Monday hosted by Daphne's Dandelions
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Brrr - you can say that again! In the days to come I'm trying to get as much done outside before it gets even worse. That chard & kale are gorgeous and no one would complain about peppers in November!
ReplyDeleteYes, good idea Margaret. It's been getting cold in the late afternoons too, so even if there's still some light left its a bit too chilly to be doing anything that's not vigorous. Thank you, I still have some peppers to come :)
DeleteYep winter is on it's way. Funny as I just picked our last peppers of the year.
ReplyDeleteYeh, I like winter, I just don't like not being able to do so much in the allot. Still got a few little peppers to pick. They're not going to ripen so will use in cooking (as am not a great fan of raw green pepper)
DeleteIt's definitely a slow down on the gardening front and harvesting winter veg for us which also means using more things from storage too,
ReplyDeleteLucky you had such a good summer Sue and have lots of stored food to tuck in to :)
DeleteThe cats around here do the same thing. When I clear out a bed I always put on bird netting to try to keep them from leaving gifts in the garden. They always have to be covered in some way to protect my soil.
ReplyDeleteHa ha, yes Daphne, the little presents that cats leave behind are unpleasant to find! (I do love cats though). I've spotted some kitty footprints where the local cats have been tip toeing around my sticks but luckily no digging.
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