Gluts Gluts Glorious Gluts! What do you plan to do with all your excess produce this

[VirginVegGrower]

I figure gluts this year will be a thing of the past unless the sun starts to shine.

[veggiechicken]

I figure gluts this year will be a thing of the past unless the sun starts to shine.

Yep, I think we're heading for the "Hungry Glut" months

[Alison]

I'll be cracking some open later and adding the recipe to my lens if it has worked.

Total ignoramus here but what's a "lens"?

[VirginVegGrower]

I thought lenses were what you had in your cameras or glasses. Seems a silly idea to me.

[binley100]

ok who mentioned gluts..........kiss of death or what

[GardenFaery]

jam for the plums

and a few pies/crumbles

I might have a go at drying the elderflowers as I have way too many and I won't drink THAT much cordial/champagne - berries/wine!

[T8Ter]

Jams (strawberry and gooseberry (together) being made shortly) tomato and chilli chutney, chilli jam and usually, a freezer full of runner beans, although as said by others before me, this year could be more famine than feast..

[Thelma Sanders]

This year I'll be surprised if I have much of a crop of anything - let alone a glut

[Chocolate8me]

My mange tout had turned into peas so I shelled them & put them in a freezer bag with some fresh chopped mint for freezing.

I have a load of tomatoes that are actually ripening so I shall be trying a tomato recipe I saw on here for freezing to use for pasta sauces.

Also, what the hell can I do with my courgettes? They are actually growing into marrows. I used a quarter of one tonight with chicken & mixed herbs, red onion, tomatoes & roasted the lot. It was delicious!

Can you freeze ratatouille?

[binley100]

yes..............

[veggiechicken]

"Glut" is another of those four letter words I don't understand

[themadcatlady]

with one cucumber and a collection of slug holey produce its chutneys ....the only thing theres a glut of is weeds and slugs ,next year im growing under cover.

[lottie dolly]

the only glut i got this year is mares tail,and it goes into a barrel of water,ready for use next year,as a general welbeing for the plants,

[northepaul]

A glut....? Whats that, then?

[Kaiya]

This year it's a generalised term for when someone has more than two of something. e.g. "I had a glut of courgettes this year!" means you had three. I haven't had a glut of courgettes this year. I'm two thirds of the way there though!