Shoots and leaves...
The whims and woes, highs and lows, of trying to grow fruit and veg in Nordic latitudes.
So some of the foliage in the polytunnel has succumbed to the early morning frosts: we had -1C one night only but it was enough to finish off the vines at the edge of the tunnel. Fortunately the squash are not so fragile. We have now picked 95% of the squash and put them up in the farmhouse to cure in the daytime sun and warmth. They are a good colour and a nice size.
Outside the tunnel we have some nice "Atlantic Giants" - I was unable to lift the one in the picture! Over the weekend we gave some squash and also some honey to R.A: to sell on his stall at Mangs Gård Slow Food Fair. We sold plenty of butternuts and nearly all the Uchiki Kuri and ALL the big pumpkins (last year no-one wanted the big ones!) Everything that's left will now go to Fiskars for next week's Slow Food Fair which is the biggest market for us.
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