Produce in plenty

Despite the heatwaves, most things are still growing, I have removed some things that I have decided are not going to mature, like some of the cabbages that have had the hearts eaten away. I have removed another raised bed, TRHA had some tomato plants, I have put them in the ground and they are growing. The ones in the greenhouse at home, well you can hardly get into the greenhouse now. I am giving away produce that is surplus.

It was time to practice my cakes for the Autumn show in two months time, the first a coffee cake, which I thought was quite good. Next time I will have enough buttercream to properly cover the sides of the cake.

The other cake in the show is a lemon drizzle. Normally these are made in a loaf tin, I wanted to do a round one. It took longer to cook than the recipe suggested, next time I will cover the top to avoid it going brown as this one did. As a nod to a bit more indulgence I cut it in half and put in a layer of lemon curd between the two layer. This is going to the Cosy Nook Sunday where they are having a Summer Party.

The two Brassicas that have done well, are the Pointy and Savoy Cabbages. The former are ready, I took one home, cleaned it up and shredded it. I then sautéed it in Olive oil, and when cooked, I put some cut up pieces of Smoked Salmon and a twist of Salt and Pepper. I really enjoyed that as a quick and healthy dinner.

At the TRHA garden our Sunflowers are doing well, this one is the biggest. Loads of people say they cheer them up as they pass them.

At home the Passion flower, that grows in the pergola, I can see it’s coming up in other parts of the garden, with suckers. The main stem is about a the diameter of your little finger. The flowers are amazing.



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