Comments on: Six on Saturday – July 21st – back to the allotment

By: Lora Hughes

Lora Hughes — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:45:33 +0000

In reply to Paddy. Slow worm buddies, now!

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 17:35:09 +0000

Aww at the berries drying up – I’ve been really grateful that my allotment plot is so close to the water trough, otherwise it’d be a knackering job carting watering cans (we’re not meant to use hosepipes on the allotment site).
So far I’ve got some flowers on the cucamelon in the garden (photo coming next week!), but I’ve never tried the fruit, so it’ll be interesting (if it fruits) to see what it tastes like!

And after seeing your Slow worm previously, I had to include ours!

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 17:33:08 +0000

In reply to Katharine – teabreakgardener.

I think I need to read up on how best to cook the gooseberries – the first batch just came out more like jelly, so I guess we did something wrong there o.O

By: Lora Hughes

Lora Hughes — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 13:27:07 +0000

I really have fruit envy after reading this. My berries dried up on the wands, altho I tasted a dried one & they were really sweet. Be interested to see how the cucumelons fare, as this is my first year for them. They have lovely foliage, but not sure I like the fruit. And hurrah for Mr SlowWorm.

By: Katharine - teabreakgardener

Katharine - teabreakgardener — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 10:33:57 +0000

Lovely round-up of your allotment. Gooseberries are a particular favourite of mine and I have lots to harvest. Topping and tailing them takes an age though!