A fellow grow your own gardener showing that even with a restriction in growing space, it’s still possible to grow and harvest a massive amount! Great stuff :-)
Originally posted on The Snail of Happiness:
Today’s pint
There used to be an advertising slogan in the UK ‘drinka-pinta-milka-day’… being lactose intolerant rather puts the kibosh on this, but currently I am picking a pint of raspberries every day. It’s turning out to be a very good year for berries, so each day I go out to the garden with a plastic pint jug (that’s a UK pint, so 20 fluid ounces) and fill it with raspberries. Once it’s full, I come back in and don’t pick any more – it’s enough. Every day I have raspberries for breakfast with my homemade yoghurt and homemade granola… what a joy, especially if they are just picked, still sun-warmed from the garden. The remainder are being put into the freezer for a delicious taste of summer in the winter.
Yesterday’s courgette harvest
And raspberries are not the only abundant thing in the garden… the courgettes (zucchini) are prolific. I…
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