Comments on: Sorting the Garden out http://www.eatndrink.net/2008/03/sorting-the-garden-out/ Food and Drink Meanderings Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:26:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sarah http://www.eatndrink.net/2008/03/sorting-the-garden-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Sarah Thu, 15 May 2008 07:09:22 +0000 http://www.eatndrink.net/2008/03/sorting-the-garden-out/#comment-1487 Hey Shelagh, I'd love to make my own ice cream then again I'd probably eat far too much of it (not that I don't already!). Out of my herbs since moving, my Rosemary and Chives died. Luckily I can get more plants from my Dad's garden and start again. Good luck with the blueberries and I'm just about to post up some photos including the tomato greenhouse :) Hey Shelagh, I’d love to make my own ice cream then again I’d probably eat far too much of it (not that I don’t already!).

Out of my herbs since moving, my Rosemary and Chives died. Luckily I can get more plants from my Dad’s garden and start again.

Good luck with the blueberries and I’m just about to post up some photos including the tomato greenhouse :)

]]> By: ShelaghC http://www.eatndrink.net/2008/03/sorting-the-garden-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 ShelaghC Mon, 12 May 2008 22:05:46 +0000 http://www.eatndrink.net/2008/03/sorting-the-garden-out/#comment-1485 I agree entirely about eating fresh food from your own garden - nothing like it. For years I missed out on this because of living in a London apartment but for the last few years we've had a garden and life has changed! My real passion with food is making homemade ice cream, so using fruit straight from our garden is brilliant. Strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, apples and pears are what I've managed to grow successfully - and use in my ice cream recipes. Strawberries in particular are well worth the effort so I can appreciate your persistance in trying to get a good crops. Our first year of strawberries was not so good but after a bit of replanting and some good local manure we got a great batch. Last year I also took a tip from our local garden centre chappy John and used some 'strawberry netting' to protect them from the birds who tend to sense they're ripe before I do! The netting is cheap and easy to peg in place and it worked wonders. We got such a bumper crop that I've still got strawberries in the freezer from last summer. Growing them in a hanging basket is not a bad idea - my friend Jan is trying that this year with her herbs which didn't survive the winter. I've just replanted some of my herb patch - I find rosemary is the hardiest and survives best. I'm trying for the first time to grow blueberries - John tells me have to be grown in pairs so they've been planted in a special patch of their own. I really hope they flourish because I've got an excellent blueberry ice cream recipe which the family love but so far have always had to buy from the greengrocer - and at an extortionate price. I'll try and revisit with another post if and when they bear fruit! I hope your portable tomato greenhouse works out. I don't think I've seen one of those before. Post a photo if you can so I can learn something new! I agree entirely about eating fresh food from your own garden – nothing like it. For years I missed out on this because of living in a London apartment but for the last few years we’ve had a garden and life has changed!

My real passion with food is making homemade ice cream, so using fruit straight from our garden is brilliant. Strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, apples and pears are what I’ve managed to grow successfully – and use in my ice cream recipes.

Strawberries in particular are well worth the effort so I can appreciate your persistance in trying to get a good crops. Our first year of strawberries was not so good but after a bit of replanting and some good local manure we got a great batch. Last year I also took a tip from our local garden centre chappy John and used some ‘strawberry netting’ to protect them from the birds who tend to sense they’re ripe before I do! The netting is cheap and easy to peg in place and it worked wonders. We got such a bumper crop that I’ve still got strawberries in the freezer from last summer.

Growing them in a hanging basket is not a bad idea – my friend Jan is trying that this year with her herbs which didn’t survive the winter. I’ve just replanted some of my herb patch – I find rosemary is the hardiest and survives best.

I’m trying for the first time to grow blueberries – John tells me have to be grown in pairs so they’ve been planted in a special patch of their own. I really hope they flourish because I’ve got an excellent blueberry ice cream recipe which the family love but so far have always had to buy from the greengrocer – and at an extortionate price. I’ll try and revisit with another post if and when they bear fruit!

I hope your portable tomato greenhouse works out. I don’t think I’ve seen one of those before. Post a photo if you can so I can learn something new!

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