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My first three 'trys' of the fruit of the Physalis peruviana that I grew from seed saved from a shop-brought example. Pretty good I thought (Note the 'munched' one) :)# 1309
About time I also thought about harvesting the first of this year's 'Monarch' Celeriac..# 1308
not so impressive! :) :)# 1307
The ones I am looking forward to.. this year's Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)# 1306
A far better result.. the 'good roots' were almost 2cm in diameter!# 1305
Altogether.. today's 'take homes'. Two of the Celeriac, one of the 'unknown' leeks, and a bunch of the American Land Cress. I've so-far only enjoyed eating the Land Cress and the Leek..# 1304
Total Allotment Time: 2 hrs.
2 comments:
Tim,
The harvest looks delicious. My Mom used to make great horsradish sauce from my Dad's garden. We have had some lovely tomatoes and green bell peppers from our garden this year. Got to enjoy the season. Thanks again for sharing your allotment.
Kat
Cheers Kat, Jimmy
I love horseradish sauce which means I'm especially saddened because I've decided not to grow it again next year - the chore of continually weeding it out from it's previous site has put me off the idea. If I had a larger garden I would grow a succession of quick-growing green manures over it. If..
I totally agree with you there, Jimmy, over the 'bent' crops. Complete madness.
The clue's in the name. Physalis peruviana originates from South America. The Wikipedia page on them is comprehensive. You eat all the orange berry (not the leaf-like bracts) which has a sweet-sour taste which isn't to everybody's liking, but I love them. I remember you telling me that they are related to tomatoes, which makes sense as their seeds are similar (if far smaller). Definitely worth trying - they're often price-reduced in my local supermarket.
Roll on the winter solstice!
Best Regards Both,
Tim
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