Oeeer It’s a Big one - Easy Tiger !
What’s over 12” Long Hard & Firm and Can Give 2 People a Lot of Pleasure ?
It’s a Big one !
Try and control your disappointment - finally you thought there might be something worth looking at on this site.
Sadly, it’s just a courgette big enough to feed two ! It is a sight to behold though, note matchbox for scale, and a welcome addition to the Goldeneye diet now that the Kitchen Garden season is coming to a close.
It’s been a year of mixed fortunes, caterpillars have destroyed my broccoli and my sprouts but everything else has been success with a few bits still to harvest.
Onion Harvest
As can be seen the above harvest of onions was fabulous, shallots, red onions and regular ones.
The lack of any real summer seems to have only been a disappointment mentally as nothing appears to have been negatively affected in the KG.
I shall be doing it again next year, hoorah you all shout, once again I shall be planning a small expansion.
Sorry for the recent erratic nature of blog posts but I’m back at the helm now.
If you grew anything this year, and it’s not your hair, let us know how it went
Regards to all
Rod
WoE said,
September 14, 2008 @ 6:18 pm
Rod,
Thank goodness there’s more to you than meets the eye … your earthy side is far more appealing compared to all the smut featured in this blog. We’re fed up with guys looking over our shoulders and recoiling in disbelief as this blog and all it’s scantily clad women pop up…..’but he’s a really quiet and refined sort’ we say…. ‘and his knowledge of rare books is truly a wonder and he likes kitchen gardens and all that’. They smile but deep down are convinced the Witches are strange women
Anyway back to the plot….. the saddest thing is the squash patch that was planted too late and in the wrong place. Better luck next year. The best thing were the figs amazingly enough but that was more god given rather than hard work digging and nurturing. Apples in single figures but the pak choi and kale were good while they lasted. Growing your own is generally hard work and at times frustrating and yet we would still recommend everyone gives something a go especially the kids who spend far too long inside, brainwashed by computer screens. See the project through and then understand the pitfalls and the might of the weather…. taste the difference as one supermarket says. Our own grandparents grew everything and worked hard every day of the year keeping it all in order. It was both a necessity and a joy for that generation.
Well done with those onions and that splendid marrow… let us know what you are going to do with it, sure the viewers cannot wait
WoE
Little Brother said,
September 14, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
Rod,
Good work, hope those onions aren’t hard in the middle
You’ve done well this year and I look forward to seeing what you do next.
LB
Rod said,
September 14, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
WoE
there’s definately less to me than meets the eye
Great to hear about all the stuff you’ve grown and sorry to hear about the butternut squash. Mine, thus far,seems to have gone well though I’ve yet to harvest one.
I think more and more people are trying to grow something which is a great thing all round
Best
Rod
Rod said,
September 14, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
LB
only a couple bolted but the rest were superb - vastly superior to anything I’ve ever bought.
Next year will be different as I’m giving up on things hat attract caterpillars !
Cheers
Rod
Jordan said,
September 15, 2008 @ 8:43 am
RC
Well done, Hugh would be proud!
Jordan
Rod said,
September 15, 2008 @ 9:21 am
Jordan
many thanks - it really is a joy - maybe I’m getting old !
Rod
Femme Fatale said,
September 16, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
Rod,
I thought we were getting something raunchy for a change
Maybe you are getting old!
Lovely veg tho
FF
xx
Rod said,
September 16, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
FF
Maybe you are getting old!
Only maybe ???