What happened to the last few weeks?

The last few weeks have been hectic here. Making jam, fruit purées, ice cream, fruit cordials and much more. The allotment has had an abundance of soft fruit and every minute spare has been spent working on either the allotment, picking fruit, working in the garden or inside cooking and preserving.

During July I picked over 15 kilos of strawberries and 15 kilos of raspberries.  Since then, there has been many more raspberries.  But sadly the strawberries are over, so they have been tidied up, and the runners potted up for future planting.

Last week I picked more fruit, this time with the help of my sister.  So far this year there has been 12 kilos of blackcurrants and 10 of redcurrants.  We did not have many gooseberries, but enough to make some jam. While she was here my sister helped me make 16 jars of jam, some of which she put in her case to take home with her!

Our harvest last week included squash, cabbage, garlic and potatoes and all this fruit, and there is much more to come.

Working hard, picking, weeding and even planting, yes, the winter cabbages, broccoli and cauliflowers are all ready to go in now, so there is fresh veg' during the winter months. Once the potatoes are up, there will be room to plant the winter crops. 

There are so many redcurrants, my next project is to have a go at redcurrant jelly.