tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post3720167142979103630..comments2023-07-27T11:57:35.623+01:00Comments on Rainbow Chard: Harvest Monday - crouching Lou, hidden strawberries.Ms Idlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422072834857825965noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-3214338777826732812016-06-29T14:03:26.057+01:002016-06-29T14:03:26.057+01:00Ooh, hope you had a nice weekend Sue - will you do...Ooh, hope you had a nice weekend Sue - will you do a blog post on it, I'd love to see where you went / photos? You'll have to stop by and say hello another time if you're here for longer.<br />It's raining here again right now, a bit gusty too.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-31463024260388705012016-06-29T13:59:15.511+01:002016-06-29T13:59:15.511+01:00Hi Phoung, yes the harvesting and processing of so...Hi Phoung, yes the harvesting and processing of soft fruit seems to take ages, but definitely worth it. I need to keep an eye on space in my freezer as I'd like to freeze some summer savoury harvests too (if I get any extras left after eating fresh), like courgette dishes etc.<br />Yay, can't wait for tomatoes. I have some nice basil which will be ideal to enjoy with them.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-2972769813332820172016-06-29T13:53:17.989+01:002016-06-29T13:53:17.989+01:00Thanks Dave, the strawbs keep coming..over 15kg no...Thanks Dave, the strawbs keep coming..over 15kg now! I've given away most of the last ones I picked, so keeping my friends happy.<br />The fruit cage was really huge. One of my allotment neighbours has made a fruit cage out of scrap wood etc, (to keep off the birds rather than deer). it's not as pretty as the posh one but is very effective, and lighter on the bank account!Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-59142713726632651602016-06-29T13:46:27.241+01:002016-06-29T13:46:27.241+01:00Thanks Margaret, mm I just finished my lunch of le...Thanks Margaret, mm I just finished my lunch of leftover curry with potatoes, yum. <br />The tomatoes have certainly put on a growth spurt, some are taller than me now, and we're having to shimmy through to get out the door without being tomatoed hehe.<br />Yes it's a beautiful veg area in the bishop's garden, I might go back later in the summer to see how things are coming on. The fruit cage was so big it would have fitted over our whole back garden!Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-3190368350052030982016-06-29T09:34:03.967+01:002016-06-29T09:34:03.967+01:00 We were in Norfolk at the weekend and our overnig... We were in Norfolk at the weekend and our overnight hotel was in Norwich. We were picking strawberries in the rain yesterday. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-37435064182710092982016-06-29T03:42:29.688+01:002016-06-29T03:42:29.688+01:00So many strawberries, it's great that you keep...So many strawberries, it's great that you keep up with processing them. Hard work but so worth it in those winter months. Tomatoes always seem to take weeks and weeks to ripen, it's so wonderful when they do finally come on.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-16484034871649582892016-06-28T12:42:25.559+01:002016-06-28T12:42:25.559+01:00What beautiful strawberries! And the Bishop's ...What beautiful strawberries! And the Bishop's Garden looks quite lovely. The fruit cage looks like what I had in mind to make if the deer keep after our berries like they have been.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-84800482078542477672016-06-28T11:01:16.885+01:002016-06-28T11:01:16.885+01:00Beautiful strawberries and those potatoes? Yum!! ...Beautiful strawberries and those potatoes? Yum!! It's funny with tomatoes - they seem to sit there for a while, growing inch by inch and then all of a sudden...woof - jungle it is<br /><br />And LOVE the veg patch at Bishop's Garden - could really have used one of those fruit cages for my cherry tree this year!<br />Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com