I've had some cracking crops this year, some are tried and tested varieties that I know are good and reliable, while some vegetable varieties are completely new to me.
I've had some cracking crops this year. Some are tried and tested varieties that I know are good and reliable, while some vegetable varieties are completely new to me.
I've grown quite a few potatoes, my favourite variety, ‘Charlotte’, has performed exceptionally well, coming out of the ground perfectly formed, virtually blemish-free and in huge quantities.
‘Picasso’, a regular main crop I grow, has also been good, as has ‘Cara’ which I’ve never grown before. I’ve also tried a few tubers of a new variety called ‘Mayan Twilight’, which is reputed to be closer to the original form of potato than most. The potatoes look great and I got a good-sized crop, but I haven’t eaten it yet, so the jury is still out.
My runner beans have also been a runaway success, producing lovely straight, soft beans in copious quantities. (I know I said back in the spring that I wasn’t growing them this year but I collected my own seeds last year and I just had to try them out.) Collecting the beans at the end of the season was so easy and surprisingly pleasing – it’s great to be looking forward to next season as the winter draws in.
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