Silvergoat
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I've just spotted the "horse's willy" quote – I guess the 'interestingly shaped' courgette offering was asking for it!
Must say those beetroots, carrots, etc look good. The beetroot is great diced into chunks with butternut squash, chopped onions or whole shallots, and long slow roasted in olive oil in the oven (190 for around 90 minutes). Mix in some goats or feta cheese and add to couscous, salads or whatever.
Harvesting a few things here and there. The weird and wonderful courgettes are 'firming up' nicely. More runner beans. Had some Red Duke of Yorks, Yukon Gold and Pink Fir Apples over the last couple of weeks – potato salad o'clock! The PFAs are particularly good in salads and also sauteed with say, onions/garlic/bacon, for a gourmet yet rustic breakfast. Lots of Alpine Strawberries – my hens love these.
Shame about my cooking apples – the pesky squirrels have gnawed the lot as they were developing – now there's just one big one left on the tree. This is where a fully tanked up super soaker comes in handy.
Carl, it's really annoying/depressing when you start experiencing theft/vandalism/arson on an allotment, so I know how you might be feeling. Basically, you need to have regular committed presence of holders turning up all hours, particularly when miscreants least expect. May need to tackle the parents of the robber or better pester the rozzers to approach them on behalf of the committee. If you have a local parks police unit, encourage them to do regular patrols.
On our last site, we ended up with a huge chase after someone who kept burning 3 sheds a night, stealing and vandalising stuff. Things came to a head when he burnt down the local community's bowling society's committee house. The rozzers turned up with everything that evening.
Must say those beetroots, carrots, etc look good. The beetroot is great diced into chunks with butternut squash, chopped onions or whole shallots, and long slow roasted in olive oil in the oven (190 for around 90 minutes). Mix in some goats or feta cheese and add to couscous, salads or whatever.
Harvesting a few things here and there. The weird and wonderful courgettes are 'firming up' nicely. More runner beans. Had some Red Duke of Yorks, Yukon Gold and Pink Fir Apples over the last couple of weeks – potato salad o'clock! The PFAs are particularly good in salads and also sauteed with say, onions/garlic/bacon, for a gourmet yet rustic breakfast. Lots of Alpine Strawberries – my hens love these.
Shame about my cooking apples – the pesky squirrels have gnawed the lot as they were developing – now there's just one big one left on the tree. This is where a fully tanked up super soaker comes in handy.
Carl, it's really annoying/depressing when you start experiencing theft/vandalism/arson on an allotment, so I know how you might be feeling. Basically, you need to have regular committed presence of holders turning up all hours, particularly when miscreants least expect. May need to tackle the parents of the robber or better pester the rozzers to approach them on behalf of the committee. If you have a local parks police unit, encourage them to do regular patrols.
On our last site, we ended up with a huge chase after someone who kept burning 3 sheds a night, stealing and vandalising stuff. Things came to a head when he burnt down the local community's bowling society's committee house. The rozzers turned up with everything that evening.
