So having picked the fruit ealier in the week, last night Compostman made some Blaisdon Red Plum jam .
It is very tasty! As we have had such a dreadful fruit harvest this year, these jars of Jam will be a most welcome addition to the Jam and Chutney Store.
While Compostman was making jam ( note the late hour on the clock face!) I was washing and slicing in half 4 Kg of cherry tomatos, picked yesterday from the polytunnel.
I have cleared nearly all the toms out of there now, just a few left at the top of the plants to ripen. I always feel that THIS IS IT, the end of Summer and the start of Autumn.
I have HAD to clear the tunnel out because the mild damp weather has bought on an earlier(for us) start of Botrytis and other mould growth in the PT and I do NOT want the ripening stuff to go mouldy!
So...a nearly empty PT...
always makes me feel sad, somehow.....
Oh dear, the botrytis doesn't look very nice. That's one thing we don't get, growing tomatoes out of doors. But it's sad, isn't it, when the tomato plants have to go - the end of summer. We were talking about it today, and saying that the compensations with gardening are that there are always new things for each new season to move on to. I'm glad to have discovered your blog, which I'll be back to. It sounds as though you're doing real self-sufficiency. All the best.
ReplyDeleteCompostwoman here! Thank you ! we try...and are always looking for other ways to be more self sufficient/reliant....
ReplyDeleteSolar Thermal hot water is the next "big" project, but it had had to be delayed as Compostmhas to have an operation soon which will put hm out of action for 6 plus weeks......
Ah well....next year....