Thursday 24 February 2011

another bountiful harvest

Last week I had another great harvest; my third zucchini, more tomatoes and my first two chilies.  http://www.alexareynolds.com/garden11/febharvest2.JPG
There are plenty more chilies where that came from but most of them are still green.  This lot got thrown together into a prawn fettuccine.  Looks great but it was actually a bit bland.  Needed more oomph, maybe more garlic.
http://www.alexareynolds.com/garden11/prawnpasta.JPG
Still, it's great being able to eat from your own garden.  This is the last big harvest though; the tomatoes are slowing down and there's no sign of another zucchini.  The growing tips got hit hard by aphids, it's amazing how fast they can suck the life out of new growth.  It'll be a while before it recovers and by then it might be too cold. It's still February but I feel like the real warmth of the summer has well and truly passed.

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