Harvesting potatoes grown in 30 litre tubs.
With the possibility of blight in the coming week, we check the potatoes growing in one of the containers.
Making Pectin stock from apples
Pectin is a soluble carbohydrate that is found naturally in fruits. At high temperatures, combined with sugar, this forms the setting agent for jam.
Fruits have different amounts of naturally occuring pectin – apples, gooseberries, currants (red/black/white), grapes and plums have relatively high natural pectin levels. Rhubarb, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries have much lower natural pectin levels.Making the most of a bit of sun
See what I did there…
There will be some “Maker” posts soon.
First chillies appearing
The first chillies are starting to appear in the green house at the allotment. This variety is ‘Apache’.
Apache chilli