Food Yards!
I dug the first of my other new potatoes International Kidney this morning. If I happened to be lucky enough to live on Jersey I would be allowed to call them Jersey Royal new potatoes.. some silly EEC regulation means that because I grow them elsewhere I have to call them International Kidney. That aside, I steamed them and ate them for lunch - just the most sensational waxy new potato you could imagine. This is the first time I have grown them, and in my mind they will be hard to beat. A definite for next year! P.S. Don't forget to send me a photo of what's in your trug for my forthcoming Matron's TRUGBLOG .
Speaking of food yards (not food miles) I walked down the end of the garden this morning and as well as digging potatoes, I picked some more broad beans. Shelled them, put the pods on the compost heap and steamed the beans. Not a plastic wrapper or a car journey in sight.
posted by Matron @ 10:12 PM
7 Comments:
I grew Bunyards last year. They were lovely beans but a devil to support as they were taller than me (5ft 9"). I'd love to join in the trug blog but being further north, I wouldn't have that much in mine by the end of June. My toms and beans start to come mid to late July. Any chance of an extension?
Just saw your comment on the Wiggly Blog and thought I'd pop over. This looks like my dream. One day I will it happen. :-D
Those spuds look fantastic!
I've heard people are digging up new potatoes at the mo, not sure if I should do the same or not. I think I'm a bit behind as they've not really flowered yet (that I've noticed)
How wonderful to eat the fruits of your labor-or in this case the veggies of your labor.
Gorgeous potatoes; I have never grown potatoes and these look delicious.
My strawberries are producing and the blackberries will be ripening soon. We share with the wild birds.
Ok I am hungry now! I hated that I got a late start this year but work got in the way! I should have a decent late harvest though. Next year will be fantastic. Nice harvest.
Gorgeous pictures! You're making me hungry! I'm so glad to have found your blog.
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