Saturday, 3 September 2016

Surely it's not September already.



September; the month when home-grown stuff seems to be sitting on every table, filling every basket, or awaiting some preserving process. It's 'Harvest Festival' on a personal scale.


Of course, a lot of it will be eaten at once.


We still haven't broached any of our Winter 'greens'. There are plenty at Haddock's, and I suspect it won't be long.

We're still ploughing our way through all the traditional Summer stuff.


Aubergines are now growing in profusion, and we're not depriving ourselves. Much the same as with our Tomatoes and Peppers.

Still no rain, nor any on the horizon. I must go and turn-on the sprinkler.



22 comments:

Jennifer said...

Those figs look divine. Yum.

Cro Magnon said...

I fried them on the cut side, then served them with some honey, and a dollop of thick cream. Yum indeed.

cumbrian said...

So very satisfying to eat your own produce.

Yael said...

You are so lucky to have figs, here they only grow wild on the near by hills .

elaine said...

Such bounty - the peaches look delicious. I actually have plenty of aubergines for the first time eve I have never grown them successfully before. Do you grow chillies? My freezer is full now, guess it's down to bottling next.

elaine said...

Oops I've just looked at the picture again and they're apples - must go to Specsavers!!!

Cro Magnon said...

It certainly is.

Cro Magnon said...

Can't you just go and pull-up a small root, and plant it in your garden? They never fail to give lots of fruit.

Cro Magnon said...

I do grow Chillies (see top picture), and am drying the first lot. I will freeze another lot later. Aubergines do very well here, they always give a big crop.

Vera said...

Lovely figs. No figs for us this year as we think the tree needs to be severely trimmed because it is putting on too much growth and enough fruit.

Cro Magnon said...

I've never heard of a Fig tree not having Figs. The two things I can guarantee every year are Quinces and Figs.

Tom Stephenson said...

You wouldn't want to eat mine.

Cro Magnon said...

What; those flowers you grow on your windowsill?

Jacqueline @ HOME said...

So much to do ..... so little time !!!!
A wondrous bounty of produce Cro ...... have you made and bottled your ratatouille yet ?!!! XXXX

Tom Stephenson said...

It has been a very disappointing crop. That's what comes from buying 'compost' from the Pound Shop.

Cro Magnon said...

Amazingly, NO. I'm still waiting for my glut of Tomatoes which is still about a week away. It'll happen.

The Weaver of Grass said...

It has poured with rain all day here today - much needed I might add. Love the look of those figs.

Sue said...

Reeshard has fig trees that hang over into the lane. I knock my head on those stupid figs every time I cycle past.

Bill said...

Beautiful stuff. It's a great time of year for home-grown food. We badly need rain here too, and none in the forecast. So we're irrigating, which is something we don't usually have to do this time of year.

Cro Magnon said...

Still no rain on the horizon here; they're now saying it's been the driest Summer since 1950.

Cro Magnon said...

I hope you take a few home with you as well. With it having been so dry they're perfect.

Cro Magnon said...

My 10 day forecast shows no rain. Traditionally we've always had a big storm mid-August, but for several years nothing. It's becoming serious.

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