Summer is in full swing and the vegetable garden is beginning to reward us with some home grown produce.
But these cherries are not from the garden, these were bestowed to us by our neighbour who harvested them from a a friends garden. Raspberries are beginning to ripen too, enough for a bowl with some yogurt or scattered ove home made waffles with maple syrup. Soon we will have blueberries. Cooking apples and pears growing well too. It's the first time our apple tree has been laden. But our plum tree is disappointing this year (no photographs).
We have artichokes, but i have not harvested them. Letting them bloom for the bees.
These are dwarf green beans. You would not think so, looking at the length of them.
Although we have some beetroot growing, ours are not ready yet. These came from our neighbour who sowed his seeds early in the year. We've already roasted them and stirred them into a potato salad.
This little yellow cucumber also came from our neighbour. We were not organised this year with sowing seeds and growing plants from scratch this year. Our neighbour has been very kind and gave us a lot of tomato plants. Names of which i do not know, like these black tomatoes. These little tomatoes were plants we picked up from a garden centre. I am sharing this blog post with Dave over at Happy Acres who hosts Harvest Monday. It's always nice to see what's happening in other vegetable growers garden around different parts of the world.
Beautiful photos. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gina.
DeleteOh, I do love the look of black tomatoes. We’ve grown them once, I think I’ll put them back on the agenda for next year!
ReplyDeleteGlobe artichokes are such lovely plants, but definitely worth leaving the stunning flowers for the bees to relish
The black tomatoes are still not quite ready to harvest! I'm looking forward to trying them.
DeleteGood to see you back blogging again! It will be interesting to see how those black tomatoes do. I've never seen any that dark before.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Dave. I will join in next week too, and do whenever i can. Appreciate you hosting. btw The black tomatoes are still not quite ready to harvest! I'm looking forward to trying them and will share when i cut into it too.
DeleteSuch gorgeous produce. I always admire your summer produce. And you photograph it so beautifully. Those blueberries look so interesting when green. And the black tomatoes are stunning.
ReplyDeleteThank you Johanna. Your so kind, our harvest is small but mighty in flavour. i will pass you photo compliment to D, as he is the photographer in this house. Wil share more on the black tomatoes soon and those blueberries are ripe and ready for the eating.
DeleteArtichokes are so beautil as they grow. Tasty too. Love your garden photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tina.
DeleteYou are so fortunate to have such gorgeous food. Hope all is well there.
ReplyDeleteThank you e. It's a small quantity compared t what we grew when we had an allotment, but it's still pleasing to eat some of our home grown. Hope all is well with you too. I did come by and read, but was not logged on to comment.
ReplyDeleteEverything is sooo beautiful! Vegetables are pieces of art!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Your ever so kind.
Deleteso much beautiful produce shaheen! and wow to those black tomatoes.
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