That's my starry salad lunch - we were so pleased that our cucumber mould was successful this year, for the first time! We may be lucky and find a heart-shaped cucumber waiting for us on the plot one evening this week!
The growth spreads suprisingly well into the corners of the mould and then there's a bit of a fight to get the mould off, but I think it's worth it. (Not convinced it would work too well on tomatoes, but maybe next year)
The weather is sweltering, but still the plants are beginning to look rather autumnal - that's our largest pumpkin preparing itself for October!
And the hedgerow is well-stocked with berries already. Summer seems to have been rather short-lived although we have had some lovely hot days and long evenings to enjoy this year. And recently we've had some hot Septembers and Octobers, so I hope this year follows suit.
My salad was all home-grown: delicious coleslaw, with cabbage and carrot, two tpes of tomato, purple basil, rainbow chard and
Rocky cucumbers. And the salad we had for dinner last night included courgette and potato/onion cakes.
We're still waiting for the purple/black tomatoes to ripen, but they can't be too far off now...
That salad sounds great, and even better for all being from plot! Hope the heart-shaped one works
ReplyDeleteThanks! And I hope you're eating your own home-grown lunch this time next year!
DeleteLove to see the berries!
ReplyDeleteThey are a sign of the year moving on
DeleteSo are you aiming for star shaped courgettes next year?
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I wonder whether there's still enough growing to try this year... Will check the plant tonight!
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