I am on plot 121 here and as you can see my potatoes are REALLY full of overgrowth which includes weeds, brambles & bindweeds from the plot next door. You can see just behind my bike trailer that there is a mound. Well that mound is actually a compost bin from the next plot that is covered in brambles and bind weed, so that's where it's all come from!
I managed, on my first day back from sickness, to dig out 2 rows of Cara Potatoes.
This is them coming out of the ground. Thats the most exciting bit - digging them out!!
I then put them into a large tray and into the greenhouse to dry out as it's still damp out there!
These are my 2 marrows which I am entering into the Twitter Marrow Competition
As I was digging up potatoes, I dug up a couple of parsnips too, as we were having roast chicken - Mmmm - they were delicious!
This is my harvest (mid illness) which I decided looked like a good Piccalilli crop!
So I chopped it all up
Add some Celery from the fridge 
And hey presto - Piccalilli will be ready in December
8 comments:
Lovely spuds Ali!
Good luck and all the best with the competition.
Glad to read your back to good health. x
Weeds are a nuisance especially if from someone else's plot. But your own veg makes up for it there's nothing better.
And piccalilli will have to give that a go I'm doing a batch of chutney this week.
good luck with the comp.
Lakeland jam labels? Snap!
Jayce Kay - thanks! I have another row of Roosters to dig up and some more weeding to go before I can put 121 to bed - maybe next week if the weather improves!
The Flower Garden - Indeed, nothing makes upt for your own home grow veg!! But another plots Brambles and Bindweed is not very appealing!
Rachael - yes indeed you have found my supplier!!
Love the jamjar labels!!! :D decorative :)
How did you get on with the sweet potatoes Ali? I was wondering if it was worth giving them a go next year...
Craig - thanks!! They are only from Lakeland!!
Mark N - thanks for reminding me about them, I have just put a new post dedicated to them. Sorry been very busy with this adoption and a hurt foot recently!
Lovely harvest and great idea to pickle it all.
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