In Sapa, Vietnam

In Sapa, Vietnam

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Sharing time between Southampton and Noyal-Muzillac in southern Brittany. Sports coach, gardener, hockey player, cyclist and traveller. I studied an MA in Management and Organisational Dynamics at Essex University in 2016-17. Formerly an Operations Manager with NEC Technologies (UK) Ltd.

Monday 13 July 2015

The Great Berry and Currant Glut

Walking today: 3.9km

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Freezer number 2 is 75% full now.

I took some raspberries up to Nicole and Dominique today. Lucian, Dominique's father, was a master gardener and grew raspberries but Dominique said he'd never seen such large fruit.

So, I thought I'd add a few pictures from our fruit cages and beds.


Our large Tulameen variety of raspberries


Our raspberry "wall".


The Fosse beds on the field growing (left to right):

Rhubarb
Blackcurrants
Whitecurrants
Redcurrants
Gooseberries
Sweetcorn
Courgettes
Pumpkins
Runner Beans
French Beans (regular and climbing)
Peas
Broad Beans
Onions
Shallots


Redcurrants in their protective cage


Our largest yield of raspberries on one day was 4 kg.


L to R: raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries, Blackcurrants, whitecurrants

In a cold January there's nothing so nice as picking out a handful of five different fruits from the freezer, gently cooking them with a little sugar and serving them with fromage frais. Summer in a dish!






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