What have you discovered today that made you smile?

katholicos

I just came in from watering the veggies and to my delight i noticed at least 4 little cobnut squash growing....i've been eating patty pan for yonks and thought the cobnut squash were a fail so i'm thrilled to bits!

kimmee

I moved some of my sweet pepper plants into my conservatory because although I had loads of green peppers, only one had turned a little bit red. This morning when I went into the conservatory to water them I discovered my first whole red pepper :j :j :j

iainsmum

Not a discovery, more a realisation...that 4 courgette plants produce way too many courgettes for 2 people! But I'll know for next year.

And having taken advice from a thread on here, I replanted my chilli pepper plants into bigger pots (well a bucket actually) and I now have at least 6 green chillies on there - hurray! (I've forgotten what type they are though, but I think they're jalapeno)

Primrose

iaian's mum - Know what you mean about courgettes. I only meant to plant two this year but all four seeds germinated and I couldn't bear to throw them away so .................
I don't know whether to smile or cry at the number of mini cucumbers I've grown from 4 plants in a sunny border. Every day I seem to go out and pick a couple of new ones which seem to have grown from nothing in the night. We're all cucumbered out in this house now.

Dustykitten

Picked the first two sweetcorn today. They were not very big, poor soil they are in and lack of watering, but the kids said they were lovely.

katholicos

Pulled some parsnips today...there are loads still in the raised bed but i needed to make a clear area around the brussles sprouts as they were getting dwarfed by the parsnip foliage. I've peeled them and cut them and par boiled them and chilled them and frozen them this evening. Phew!

I also harvested my first 5 tomatoes...2 tiny ones and 3 slightly larger...the tiny ones were incredibly sweet and yummy. I also harvested the carrots from my square foot planted bed and also a large patty pan....edited to add...and i harvested 2 handsful of french beans and mangetout.

Orange_King

katholicos wrote: »

Pulled some parsnips today...there are loads still in the raised bed but i needed to make a clear area around the brussles sprouts as they were getting dwarfed by the parsnip foliage.

Having exactly the same problem so I know what you mean - this is my first parsnip experience so I was shocked by how much greenery there is. Think I might do what you have but is it the right time to harvest them?

cjb02

Well, saw yesterday so not quite today but I have a small cast of bees in a hive in my garden and added some food yesterday and got a good look at them. they looked awesome and did make me smile. blogged about them here today with some photos. Bees really are beautiful take a look. click here

Primrose

I'm smiling because I've just picked the last courgette which is actually a big relief.
Why is it that the first courgette of the season is a magical experience. The last courgette feels like the completion of a long term prison sentence !

katenut

cbj02 - the bees look awesome, well done!