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Cape Gooseberry/grapes/hens eggs!!!
I was offered some eggs the other day off one of my allotment compatriots! As I hope to get a few chooks next year I asked if I could acompany him to feed them!
Into his greenhouse (where he keeps the hens food)I go and in the corner is an old plastic garden refuse bin with a Cape goosebery planted in it which was 8'0" high and a 5'0" spread. It was absolutely laden with fruit and I picked a handful while he fed the chooks.
I have grown them before but no-where near this size and the taste was exquisite. I bet there was 2 or 3 pounds of fruit ripe and it had been fruiting for some time.
Apparently once the frost gets into the greenhouse it dies down to soil level but come spring it always starts growing again.
A must have for next year methinks!
When I got round to looking up I realised he had a grapevine overhead, laden with pink grapes (really nice tasting as well) There were so many, he was gathering the grapes to feed to the hens as a supplement, needless to say, I robbed the hens of a few!
By the time I had finished plundering his greenhouse he had fed the hens and was hanging around to make sure the squireells didn't pinch there food.
Soooooo...Has anyone a recipe involving free range eggs, cape gooseberry and pink grapes....on second thoughts, forget it cos I've eaten most of them.!
Anyway, three more things to add to next years want list!
Into his greenhouse (where he keeps the hens food)I go and in the corner is an old plastic garden refuse bin with a Cape goosebery planted in it which was 8'0" high and a 5'0" spread. It was absolutely laden with fruit and I picked a handful while he fed the chooks.
I have grown them before but no-where near this size and the taste was exquisite. I bet there was 2 or 3 pounds of fruit ripe and it had been fruiting for some time.
Apparently once the frost gets into the greenhouse it dies down to soil level but come spring it always starts growing again.
A must have for next year methinks!
When I got round to looking up I realised he had a grapevine overhead, laden with pink grapes (really nice tasting as well) There were so many, he was gathering the grapes to feed to the hens as a supplement, needless to say, I robbed the hens of a few!
By the time I had finished plundering his greenhouse he had fed the hens and was hanging around to make sure the squireells didn't pinch there food.
Soooooo...Has anyone a recipe involving free range eggs, cape gooseberry and pink grapes....on second thoughts, forget it cos I've eaten most of them.!
Anyway, three more things to add to next years want list!
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