Archive for the ‘food’ Category

…And Peanuts for All

Written by: adekun on 19 November, 2008 3:58 pm - Filed under: food — No Comments »

At the beginning of the month, the peanuts were lifted and left to dry in the sun. Toward the end of this period there was a lot less sun, so they were given a bit longer; I found that a previous sample batch came out soft even after half an hour at 200°C. (continue reading…)

Tags: garden, legumes, weather

Rhubarb departed

Written by: adekun on 8 August, 2008 8:59 am - Filed under: food — 6 Comments »

Since late summer last year I’ve been nurturing two dozen rhubarb seeds. The first twelve were sown directly with about a third germinating. They didn’t flourish. The remainder was put into a module tray in the spring. Again only about a third made it to the surface, of which two developed into something worth transplanting. Both were promptly devoured. One was strong enough to spawn another set of leaves. However, I think the strong sunlight coupled with a bottle cloche were too much. It doesn’t look like it’s going to make a recovery this time. I am quite upset.

Tags: garden, rhubarb

Kabocha

Written by: adekun on 22 July, 2008 4:02 pm - Filed under: food — No Comments »

These are a variety of mini kabocha; both the fruit and leaves are smaller than the usual. From the two plants only three squashes are good. The majority of the vines are now yellowing. This is in part to my idea of growing some of them up poles to make better use of space. Besides what I think was a pollination problem, many of those that did start to bear fruit soon died. I shall certainly aim to try again; in the meantime there is some new foliage to gaze at.

Tags: garden, kabocha

Mizuna

Written by: adekun on 27 October, 2007 8:07 am - Filed under: food — No Comments »

Transplanted a dozen fralie plants for the winter. A few have wilted, but hopeful to have a few come through.

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Rhubarb

Written by: adekun on 8:06 am - Filed under: food — No Comments »

Trying to raise a few seeds for the spring. Haven’t been able to find any roots.

Tags: garden, rhubarb

Kohlrabi

Written by: adekun on 5 October, 2007 5:37 am - Filed under: food — No Comments »

I wanted to grow something you can’t buy in the supermarkets. Nobody has tried kohlrabi here. Seeds were sown 06-Aug. Eaten and burnt-up by the sun shortly afterwards.

Tags: garden

Raspberries

Written by: adekun on 5:34 am - Filed under: food — No Comments »

Planted six dead canes 75 cm from a wall, 60 cm apart. They have disappeared amongst a sea of weeds. I’m still hopeful that they will re-emerge next year.

Tags: berries, garden