I popped down to the Lotty last night, to water my plot, as the weather forecast for Saturday is "dry & with sunny spells!" so just in case they get it right for a change, I thought that I had better be prepared, like the good Girl Guide that remains in me!Whilst I was there I noticed a monster RUNNER BEAN - yes - its a whopping 37cm's long
Wow - I couldn't believe it when I saw it and pictured it for you next to a regular lighter, just to give you an idea of it's size.
I picked the other runner beans that had grown to a good size, blanched them and froze them, so the freezer is now stocked with home grown Peas, Brocolli & Runner Beans.
Now here is another WHOPPER - this is a Shark Fin Melon that John grew. John has been suffering from a bad back, so I offered to cut it for him, as it was on the ground, and bending might have put his back out. So I braved the jungle of leaves that you see in the picture and went in with trusty pen knife and did the deed.
As this is a savoury melon, he said that he would like to stuff it, so I told him where to find my Stuffed Marrow Recipe from Malta, and he said he would give it a try!
It will be great to hear how it turned out and if he enjoyed it!
3 comments:
Savouiry Melon ... Must give that a try :O)
I've started to grow runners this year and they are as bad as courgettes for growing fast. Some of mine are so long you could use them as swords for fencing!
I like to leave my runners on for a couple of days, iv never seen anything grow so fast. We have cantaloup melons growing and I hope they get as big as the one you've pictured.
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