Category Archives: gooseberries

up with the lark

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Ruth Paris

At the huerto at 6 this morning; chilly but happy-making. Berry picking and watering, accompanied by birdsong.

Posted in Allotment, gooseberries, onions | 1 Comment

very very berry

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Ruth Paris

Time to get out my wonderful Finnish steam juicer… The currants this year have suddenly ripened and are threatening to go over in the heat so I picked them all and will make jelly and jam tomorrow. The gooseberries are … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, gooseberries | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

willowherb battle

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Ruth Paris

It took me all day to remove a further infestation of willowherb from around the fruit cage. It’s a devil of a job as the little rosettes of green are underpinned by a dense network of tiny fibrous roots which … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, gooseberries, raspberry canes | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

first pickings…

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Ruth Paris

Preparing a picnic for our village Great Get Together party, here are the very first little mangetout and sugar snap peas, calabrese and baby courgettes (varieties alba, soleil and romanesco) – delicious crudités with aioli made with the early wet … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, gooseberries | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

early summer promise

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Ruth Paris

This gallery contains 12 photos.

If you click on an image you can see the detail better. Particularly pleased with the gooseberries this year. And the red sweetcorn is starting to grow…

More Galleries | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

aawwwwww

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Ruth Paris

Oh dear – my fear was actualised; the branches broke under the massive weight of gooseberries!! What a dismal sight. I had to do some major prickly surgery and it still looks sadly lopsided. And now I have tons of … Continue reading →

Posted in gooseberries | 1 Comment