Oh Deer! (by sarah)
Well we have a garden causulty of the lovely wildlife - the tops of all our peas appear to have been eaten by the deer - oh well. We may still be able to get a crop still - maybe 🙁
Still we have been doing extensive weeding of the veggi patch! I'm afriad we had to cull most of the fat hen and transplant the potatoes which were attacking the veg we actually planted! Still ther is some fat hen left which I'm thinking of freezing and using from frozen. This will only work for curries and the like - it being a spinache substitute!
Talking of spinache - it too is growing out of control - sigh - I wish I liked the stuff - still it goes nice in curries and the salads (as long as it has a salad dressing - dont get me wrong its nice spinache its just I dont like it or brussels for that matter - oh well its good for me and Al loves the stuff!).
Also we have loads of cherry tomartoe plants as Babara gave us her spare ones - all of which have survived - we've given some to mum and dad and some to Babaras friend Maureen. I've planted some out in grow bags out the front of the house in the 'gully' bit infront of the window. There is a grow bag either side of the morning glory the Babara is training up our drainpipe - Al keeps making hungry eyes at it and muttering about Ti cooking - Babara said she'd notice if he eats it whilst she's away!
Still I need to put some more tomatoes in pots out the front here and some in the veg patch - I have a feeling if they dont all get eaten by deer, rabbits, slugs and catapillars that we are definatly going to have surplus! Still theres always relish and chutney to be made 🙂
We also planted a second parsley plant out yesturday as a complimentary planbt to the curley parsley that was in the veg plot when we moved here! - As it was just a Tesco's one we bought to cook with which has continued to grow - I doubt it will survive but its worth a shot!
Fri 9th Jun 2006 12:26 pm 
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By becca, Fri 9th Jun 2006 @ 3:59 pm
How could you not like spinach???? its lovely in salad. i am using it as a replacement fo lettuce in Trolly's sandwiches in the hope that he will gain buldging muscles - like Popeye!
By Sarah, Fri 9th Jun 2006 @ 5:38 pm
Let me clarify - I love baby spinache and eat the little new leaves straight of the plant but the main bit of the spinache - I hate it tastes bitter too me - my mum thinks I'm mad too 🙂
By Charlee, Sat 10th Jun 2006 @ 9:48 am
Boil it up with some butter and garlic, yum yum yum 😀
By Sarah, Sun 11th Jun 2006 @ 7:32 pm
Yuck thats the way of cooking it I hate the most - if I have to eat it smother it in feta in a pastry of some sort or eat it raw - bioling? Steamings bad enough - makes gagging pucking signs!