Shoots and leaves...
The whims and woes, highs and lows, of trying to grow fruit and veg in Nordic latitudes.
Having plenty of tomatoes now, cherry and vine and there are still a lot to come. I'm pricking out the tops of the plants as there is no point encouraging any more flowers. A new wave of cucumbers is now coming from the plants I grew from seed. I made fresh cucumber sandwiches for the Finn-Brit Open House last Thursday and they disappeared like hot cakes! I'm letting the gherkins get quite big and I will slice them before I pickle them. The butternuts are producing a lot of female flowers now, so I hope there are still a few bees around to pollinate them. So far it hasn't been a problem. It looks like we will have plenty for the Slow Food market in Fiskars. I'm hoping to have about 2 dozen "Halloween"pumpkins and 30-40 butternut squash. The chillies are turning red. At last. I will probably pot up this plant and take it indoors.
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