Green Tomato-Apple Chutney | David Lebovitz

Green Tomato-Apple Chutney

Four jars (about 1 quart, 1l)

I did try peeling the tomatoes first, dropping them in boiling water for a few minutes, thinking the skins might be tough. But the skins refused to budge, so I took it as a sign they weren’t meant to be peeled. In the finished chutney, they’d softened nicely so my concerns were unfounded. If you don’t have shallots, use one red onion, thinly sliced.

To make sure to stir continuously during the last few minutes of cooking, just to make sure nothing burns as the chutney turns jam-like. I’d didn’t preserve them in jars using any canning method, figuring I’d eat it within a month or so. If you want, there’s a link at the end of the recipe for more information about canning chutney.

Nigel Slater's green tomato recipes.

Nigel Slater's green tomato recipes | Life and style | The Observer: "MIXED TOMATO CHUTNEY"

"I tend not to make gallons of chutney or jam or marmalade, but prefer to make smaller quantities, a couple of jars at a time.
It is essential to make sure your jars are spotlessly clean. I pour boiling water into mine and let them sit for a few minutes before carefully pouring them out and allowing them to dry.
Others put theirs into a warm oven for 10 minutes.
This will make a couple of jam jars' worth.

Gardening Tips - How To Ripen Green Tomatoes

Gardening Tips - How To Ripen Green Tomatoes: "1. Ripen tomatoes ON the plant "

'via Blog this'

Harvest.

Урожай!

Помидоры.

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У высокорослых помидоров прищипните верхушки и удалите лишние соцветия, чтобы дать плодам возможность быстрее созреть.
Для ускорения созревания можете подкормить растения йодом (на 1 погонный метр грядки 20-30 капель на 10 л воды).
Чтобы ускорить созревание томатов в открытом грунте, можете сделать острым ножом на стеблях продольные разрезы, в которые вставьте щепочки, чтобы разрезы не смыкались.
Помидоры собирайте бурыми, срывая их вместе с плодоножкой, и сразу же кладите на дозаривание слоем в два-три плода плодоножками вверх.
Можете переложить их дольками чеснока.

Малина и ежевика садовая

Малина и ежевика садовая:
Малина.
Без слоя органики (навоза) под кустами малина вообще немыслима.
Она слишком требовательна к влаге и питанию.
Даже мульчированные ряды нужно поливать раз в две недели.
Почва должна быть влажной постоянно.

Pick Your Own Blueberries.

Trehane Nursery.

Opening Times   
We're open 7 days a week from mid February to May and again for October to December 

Monday to Friday 8.30 til 4.30
Weekends 10.00 till  4.00 

For the rest of the year, our nursery opens Monday to Friday only.

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For Pick Your Own opening times in 2011, please contact Jeremy Trehane on 01202 873642

CURRENT PYO STATUS: Pick Your Own Blueberries will start on 20th July 10.00 till  4.00

- £6.90 per KG  

- For around 5 weeks in summer.

You can sample the different varieties available on the day of your visit.
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Trehane Nursery
Stapehill Road
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 7ND
United Kingdom 

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Grow blueberries

Varieties to try:
'Patriot' - a high-yielding, vigorous, hardy variety with medium to large blue berries and excellent flavour.
'Herbert' - arguably the tastiest variety of blueberry. It produces large berries and has moderate vigour.
'Ivanhoe' - mid-season, erect variety with large, delicious, dark blue berries. A vigorous plant with good autumn colour.
Where-to-buy:
Trehane Nursery.
Blueberries need the same soil as Rhododendrons and azaleas and are slightly more fussy on soil than camellias. If you're on chalk or clay then we advise against growing blueberries in the ground.
Growers have always recommended more than one variety to assist with cross pollination.
Pruning blueberries: "If in doubt, cut it out" as hard pruning only improves fruit size of whats left.

Any good ericaceous compost will be fine, but you need to feed with a similarly ericaceous product. You can always acidify your water with vinegar if you have a supply that is slightly alkaline. Rain water is best. Mulching with bracken or pine needles also helps if you are pushed.

I always plant my bushes into planting holes filled with a mix of pine chippings and ericaceous compost.
To keep the soil on the acid side I water on sulphate of iron as per the makers instructions in early spring and in late autumn.
As they need acid soil to prosper and my soil isn't quite acid enough, I've dug out each planting hole and filled with a mixture of ericaceous compost mixed with about a quarter bark chippings.

I'll be mulching them too with coffee grounds and composted pine needles and watering them only with collected rain water if need be, to keep them happy.


Espoma's "Soil Acidifier."
It contains sulfur, derived from elemental sulfur and gypsum.
You can find this organic goodness at any respectable garden center. Application is a breeze: First, grab a measuring cup...
And fill it with the acidifying granules.
Then pour the granules in a circle around the drip line of each shrub.
The drip line is the outermost edge from which water would naturally drip from the plant.
Feeder roots are concentrated there.
Rates. For young shrubs, use about 1 1/4 cups acidifier. For larger shrubs, use 2 1/2 cups.
Repeat the procedure every 60 days or so, or until you achieve the correct pH for your blueberries -- 4.6 to 5.5. Watering-in.

"Gooseberry 'Whinham's Industry'

Monty's favourite fruit | Plant features | Plants | BBC Gardeners' World: "Gooseberry 'Whinham's Industry'
Grows well in shade and on heavy soil. It forms red berries that are ready to pick in late-July."

Измельченные стебли люпина, зарытые вокруг кустов крыжовника и смородины в канавки 10x10 см и посыпанные золой, увеличивают урожай в 1,5 раза.