Today's Pickings

Discussion in 'Fruit and Veg Gardening' started by Zigs, May 29, 2025.

  1. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Oreti— Can you tell me the name of those lovely toms up above?

    Zigs—Great little saucer. I haven’t grown those for a couple of years now. Mine started getting the green collar and I stopped. Do you have that on your San Marzanos? They have performed really well for me in the past though. I hope that you get many more.
     
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    Today's crop.

    The ugly tomatoes had sunburn. Even so, the flavor is excellent. The nice tomatoes will be another batch of salsa, tomorrow. This weekend I want to pick another batch of pears for the food bank, too.

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    Some of those vegetables went into this air-fry stir-fry. It was very tasty. The kuri squash skin is so tender on cooking, it doesn't need to be peeled.

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  3. Sjoerd

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    Daniel— that wonderful harvest looks so good. Hats off to you. I am way jealous of your saucers. They look perfect.

    …and that meal looks out-of-this-world tasty.
     
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  4. Zigs

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    Lovely Daniel :)

    Ta Sjoerd :) No green collars so far. I grew mini Marzanos a few years ago, might see if I can find some seed to try them again next year :)
     
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  5. Zigs

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    These were from one of the dustbins, got 3 more to come :)

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    Nice looking spuds there @Zigs . :like:
     
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  7. Zigs

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    Ta Annie :)

    These Cox's Orange Pippins broke off the tree (branch snapped)

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    Do they actually turn orange when ripened on the tree?


    I have a lemon that is hanging precariously from a broken branch but I'm leaving it hoping it ripens as the branch is only half way broken...so far. :)
     
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    Came back from a trip to find this...Stuffed Peppers tonight baby
     

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  10. Sjoerd

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    Nice tatties, Zigs. Their skins look good.

    Jersey— that is a nice-looking bunch of veg there, you must be well chuffed.
     
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    They might turn orange, I'll soon find out :D Hope your lemon is ok :)

    Looking good JD :)

    Ta Sjoerd :) They've been better grown in bins, first lot I grew in the ground here were a disaster, full of wire worms. Had to throw them away :eek:
     
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    Few more bits and pieces...

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    I've been propagating more plants from the ones that are fruiting now.

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    First Bramley's Seedling apple fell off

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    Zigs— those little beasts are a real headache. Sorry to hear about those there.
    The fruit and challis’s look good, don’t they. Well done.
     

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