In my most recent video, I talked briefly about courgettes, and how they “just keep coming”. I thought you might like to see first hand what happens if you don’t keep harvesting courgettes at regular intervals. The courgette (I use the term loosely) in the photo was harvested whilst filming the video, and I am both proud of it and embarrassed about it at the same time! Reading around, I see that many other people growing their own veg are having gluts of courgettes, and are offloading them on friends and relatives.
I have also managed to grow some rather large kohl rabi, a variety called Azur Star. They look fantastic, a big purple sphere with cabbage like leaves emanating from it. Many visitors to the garden are asking me what they are; I remember it being the same back at the Chelsea Flower Show, where it seemed every other passer by would stop and admire them. I’d never heard of them until then, so in my mind this is becoming the year of the kohl rabi. Sometimes people will say things like “what are these strange…things, and what do you do with them?” Well, I’m told you can have them sliced or grated in salads, and they’re also good in a stir-fry. I’ll be trying the stir-fry option and I’ll let you know how it goes!
Some other exciting news – the arrival of our brand new ride on lawnmower! Last week we were all trained to use it, a slightly daunting task with its arrays of levers, buttons and pedals. However, once you get the hang of it it’s fairly easy, and it certainly makes mundane tasks like lawn mowing a lot more enjoyable!
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