{"id":18601,"date":"2023-08-26T19:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T18:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/?p=18601"},"modified":"2023-08-28T10:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:02:37","slug":"still-no-real-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/susan\/still-no-real-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Still no real summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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It’s round to that stage in the allotmenting year when the focus is more on preparing for next year. It seems to have come along earlier than in previous years maybe due to a lack of any real summer.<\/p>

I did plant some cabbage plants that we had left over which may or may not produce anything harvestable but they certainly won’t produce anything languishing in the module cells.<\/p>

We have decided not to plant winter brassicas as they really don’t do well for us. It’s a lot of effort for what amounts to almost nil return.<\/p>

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We are continuing to tidy, dig over and clear beds before covering them with weed control fabric. At least one positive to come from a poor summer is that we have been able to prepare more beds for next year’s growing season. Last year the ground was too dry to enable us to dig beds.<\/p>

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There is still plenty of fruit and vegetables to harvest.<\/p>

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22 August: Courgettes – Defender & Sunstripe, Potatoes – Rudoph, Runner beans – Tenderstar, Climbing French beans – Blue Lake, Cauliflower – Zaragosa, Tomatoes and Dahlias<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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25 August: Courgettes – Defender & Sunstripe, Runner beans – Tenderstar and sweet corn – Earlibird<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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26 August: Raspberries – All Gold & Sugana, a few blueberries and tomatoes – Shirley, Sungold, Crimson Crush & Fandango<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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26 August: Cauliflowers – Zaragosa, Calabrese – Monclano and Dahlias<\/figcaption><\/figure>

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We harvested masses of tomatoes, most of which have been frozen ready to be used in pasta sauces and ketchup.<\/p>

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27 August – Tomatoes – mixed<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Whilst I was tidying the bed where the broad beans had grown, I found three oak seedlings which must have been planted by a squirrel. I decided to pot them up to see what happens.<\/p>

A video tour of part of our plot is posted here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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On our visit to Nostell, we found that the meadow had been mown and the hay was being left to dry before being baled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The cygnets are now much more independent and straying from their parents. Apologies for the quality of the photos as the reflections act as a sort of camouflage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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On another lake the Canada geese and gulls were congrgating.<\/p>

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On to last week’s meals.<\/p>

I made a chicken curry<\/a> which used some of our runner beans, onion and garlic. It was served with brown rice and homemade onion bhajis.<\/p>

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I made a vegetable paella<\/a> into which went, more onion, garlic and runner beans.<\/p>

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Into a frittata went some Sungold tomatoes, sweet corn, courgette, shallot and a small pepper that had fallen from the plant. It was served with freshly picked cauliflower and calabrese<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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French beans, red onion, garlic and red chilli. were used in a turkey stir fry<\/a><\/p>

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Just one question which I hope you can advise me on. Do you think my posts are too long? Should I split them into two posts, one just about allotment and gardening and the other about visits and nature etc?<\/p>

Anyway, that’s all for now, until next week stay safe and well.<\/p>

I am linking to Harvest Monday on Dave’s Our Happy Acres blog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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