First 'n' Last Crops

2026

  • July 26th: Noticed that all, some 16 figs are missing form the smaller tree, all the large one must have ripened when I went away for a few days. Found one under a leave that the birds had missed.
  • May 16th: First broad beans
  • May 12th: First strawberry: However there is oly the odd one or two unripe-ish that I tend to eat every few days before the slugs get them.

2025

  • May 13th: First strawberry and Last carrot
  • May 19th: First broad beans
  • June 8th: Made bread from home wheat, maize, masa and a little spelt from 2020
  • June 12th: Eating bread and lettuce, with some Essential PButter and Broad beans in the evening.
  • July 4th: Some decent sized blackcurrants from the bush at the front of the cabin.
    160g climbers
    300g Blackcurrants
  • July 6th: Wasn't quite expecting some climbing beans to be ready, and variety
    160g climbers
    160g climbers
  • July 31st: First 2 figs: Sept. 10th Last Fig
  • Sept. 5thLast plum
  • Sept. 25th Harvested last maize, most needed the removal of black and rotten kernels, but have twelve edible.
  • Sept. 25th Most of the pears on the nearest tree were gone by the end of August and now the other pear tree is bare.
  • Sept. 25th A few runner beans still going but on there last legs.