This is the journal of my endeavours to grow a range of fruit, veg and flowers from seed, grow organically, and my attempts to create a personal paradise with 1/2 acre of maintained gardens and 1/2 acre wild meadows. Northern Ireland's average daily high temperatures are 18 °C (64 °F) in July and 6 °C (43 °F) in January. Soil type: Clay

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Veg Harvest

My little veg harvest over the weekend will keep me going this  week. (The only veg I bought in my grocery shop was a cabbage marked down to 16 pence / 25 US cents - a bargain I couldn't pass up.)

My harvest includes lettuce for salads and cooking apples to make dessert. I used the turnip, broccoli, courgette, kale, leaf beet, and celery in a big pot of chili. And I made celery, potato and courgette soup. All very yummy if I say so myself.

I didn't grow all this veg. Some of it came from the community growing project at Antrim Castle Gardens where we volunteer as a group. We have had a good supply of veg and herbs over the summer that we share with members and guests to the gardens. Guests do love taking a wee treat home with them (spuds, cucumber, tomatoes and such).

Happy harvesting everyone!


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6 comments:

  1. Aha! Kelli, I sense that you are getting the "Let's photograph our produce in baskets" bug, just like me! That lot does look very nice. Such a shame though that a cabbage, which has probably been under cultivation for several months should be sold for such a pittance.

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  2. The greens looks so good, healthy, and yummy. Your will enjoy them very much.

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  3. So nice and healthy to have your own vegetables! Your basket with all that green looks delicious.

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  4. Such a beautiful presentation of your harvest! Working at the Antrim Castle Gardens has been not only fun but rewarding by being able to share in the harvest. I can almost smell and taste your dishes made from these veg!! Think of all the vitamins and minerals, too!

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