Odds and Ends....

I shoved a few carrots from dobbies in in a fit of 'got to get something on the go-itis' earlier this year and they have done ok...

...the autumn fruiting raspberries 'Autumn Bliss' are well and truly online now - I made the usual compote with icing sugar but for the first time just mashed it instead of simmering as well - deliciously fresh but doesn't keep as well even in the fridge - really to be eaten on the day...

...the squash plants still look exceedingly healthy without the mildew raising its ugly head yet - but with the damp few days we're having it probably won't be long - Summer 2009 I removed all the diseased leaves concientiously and kept the plants going much longer than usual - although the ideal is also to sow a few seeds directly say at the end of June to take over when the inevitable happens....

....these are going really well in ratatoille etc - even the large ones used fresh don't need peeling and they aren't ripe enough yet for the seeds to be a problem.