I wanted to make some headway with that side of the plot by neighbour Ted (where I plan to put in beds for the permanent crops & fruit) which is getting pretty shabby & overgrown. Although I can't put these beds in until all of the existing beds are shorted to their new 16' length, there is still work to be done in that area.

At that point the lady from the stables arrived with a trailerful of horse muck, we chatted as we unloaded the bags from the trailer, & I picked some sweetcorn cobs for her to take. "Well, this takes me back!" she laughed "when I lived in Bermuda they cooked corn cobs at the side of the road - wonderful!"
Just as I was wondering why the devil she had moved back here, Woodchipping Paul arrived & so I helped him to empty the manure bags into the skip, keeping half a dozen to put on my own compost heap. A good - if mucky - workout.

I then set about pruning the currant bushes - not sure quite how this was supposed to go, but ended up with an 'open goblet' shape on each one when I finished, so I was happy with that. Finally I whacked the whole area over with a spade and rake to level. Much better.

After a well needed bath, I set about making some marrow cream with the squash picked earlier - peeling, scooping out the seeds, chopping and steaming - it's supposed to be rather like lemon curd, which sounds yummy. It makes me wonder if it is so lovely, why I have never heard of it before...?
Definitely the sign of a hard worker when the fork gives up the ghost!
ReplyDeleteI know very little about growing food but 'open goblet' is definitely right for currants.
The marrow cream sounds brilliant, and I LOVE lemon curd, Nic (Nipitinthebud) may have finally cracked what to do with all those courgettes.
...or the sign of an old & not very good quality fork! {grin}
ReplyDeleteSlight problem with the currant bushes is that there are two redcurrant & two blackcurrant - I don't know which one is which, & I think that they may have to be treated differently...
Will report back on the marrow cream - it's on the hob as I type!