Today's courgettes

[Stef F]

How can I tell when my carrots are ready?

[OneHillWonder]

Don't ask me. I once had a veggie patch when I was a kid - all I grew was one carrot and it was about 3 cms long.

[Stef F]

Don't ask me. I once had a veggie patch when I was a kid - all I grew was one carrot and it was about 3 cms long.

My carrots are in a trough so not many and I don't want to lose any by pulling them up too soon! They're meant to be round and about golf ball sized when ready

[Usually at the back]

bbq courgettes tonight, sitting in a friend's garden in Llandyrnog, stunning view of the Clywdian hills

[Headless]

I've been enjoying this thread but I'm not allowed too many courgette plants as the missus doesn't like them (boo). The two that I did start this year were savaged by slugs and a pheasant just as the first flowers were forming so no courgettes for me this year.

On the plus side though, the tomatoes are ripening about six a day currently and soon there'll be a glut and I've got three aubergines swelling nicely - about thumb sized currently and heavily protected against pilfering feathered fiends.

[Usually at the back]

The next glut of produce I will have is fennel, my mother said she liked it, so I tried planting a packet of seeds, every plant survived and I haven't a clue what to use it for

[Multiterrainer]

The next glut of produce I will have is fennel, my mother said she liked it, so I tried planting a packet of seeds, every plant survived and I haven't a clue what to use it for

56 ideas here.....http://www.cooksunited.co.uk/rs/s0/fennel/recipes.html

[Usually at the back]

56 ideas here.....http://www.cooksunited.co.uk/rs/s0/fennel/recipes.html

Thanks

[Welsh Harrier]

Pulled up a dozen fennel bulbs yesterday - they're all a bit blown and I tried roasting one last night and it was a bit chewy. Will try soup!

[Welsh Harrier]

56 ideas here.....http://www.cooksunited.co.uk/rs/s0/fennel/recipes.html

The fennel sausage must be a real winner for vegetarians!