Sweetpeas. The first bunch was picked a week ago but as we were going away for the weekend I took them to my Mum's. These were picked on Monday and are still going strong and still smell divine. I took a bunch to a friend's on Wednesday and there will have to be another picking soon! I saved the seed from my favourite of last year.
We've had strawberries every might for a week. Nowt wrong with that, I say! This bowl was full when I picked them but this is all that made it to the fridge for the next night. Fortunately we have friends coming tonight - guess what's for pud!
We've had several pickings of the wonderful Kent Blue mangetout peas - you can see from this picture how the flower ends up blue, though it starts pink and magenta. There are more ready to pick now. I love them and don't mind having theme very day in the season. I prefer to eat seasonal food and don't freeze much of my vegetables. We're still eating Spring Cabbage too.It's a great time of year and it won't be long till we get runner beans - they are running up the poles like something's chasing them!
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Three georgeous displays of fresh produce!!!
We only just planted our sweet peas out today. Our mange tout are only just flowering too.
Have a good weekend, enjoy those strawberries.
Martin
Our sweet pea plants are still tidgy! Maybe we need to sow or plant earlier!
Those sweetpeas are a really pretty colour x
The sweetpeas and mangtout were both sown in early Feb in the cold greenhouse. I loved the colour too, Growth Spurts - a very soft, gentle blue.
I have the Kent Blue peas this year too. Are they better as a mangetout? or are they OK as a shelling pea too?
Ah, I was just about to comment on your wonderfully early produce and then read that you have a greenhouse. Lucky you! It obviously makes a huge difference. Beautiful sweet peas, can't wait for mine to flower!
You probably could shell Kent Blue Matron but it seems a shame to throw away the pods which are very tender. I love them as mangetout.
Three of my favourites, enjoy!
Nice harvest :)
Outstanding!
it is so cold here we had the woodburner on last night - middle of June - how insane is that?
Totally insane! I heard a forecast yesterday for a 'grass frost' later in the week.
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