Ok, I can admit that waking up to this (even if it is September) is pretty cool.
The snow put harvesting on fast forward. Even the beekeeper came early to harvest the honey.
I tipped over the potato cage and gathered the potatoes. They aren't huge, but it is better than what I got when I planted them in the ground.
I made 6 jars of crab apple jam, 10 jars of spicy vanilla peach jam, 14 jars of spiced peaches, 8 jars of spiced crab applesauce. 1 huge jar of brandied peaches, 1 gallon of rhubarb wine, potatoes, apples, sweet corn, plenty of leftover crab apples and one honeycomb.
I will make wine and more jam with the crab apples. The sweetcorn will be frozen. Who knows what will happen with the honeycomb. I'm happy with my little harvest. There is also box of green tomatoes, as the greenhouse was unable to fend of the freeze.
I've had lots of people amazed we had snow this early. Seriously, nobody else got any snow? How lucky can we be:)
We had snow, but not much. It mostly melted as it fell, but we did get a hard frost. Enough to kill most of my veggies. Your jams and jellies sound lovely. Oh, the wine too!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot you put away. I haven't made jam for a few years. Looks really nice!
ReplyDeleteMy, you were industrious in your hurrying to beat that snow. We have cooler temps here but no snow. Likely the peppers will stop producing, but the lettuce likes it.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness! Yours is the first snow blog post I have seen for months. Blow some my way, I can't wait for the white stuff here. x
ReplyDeleteWe got a little bit of snow in Denver, but then it was hot again. Your harvest is beautiful! REALLY beautiful! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThat first picture is gorgeous. The spicy vanilla jam sounds amazing -- I've never made jam but if I do I'm going to try to find a recipe for that.
ReplyDeleteWe had heard about snow North, it does seem unreal!
ReplyDeleteas i waited for your page to load, i wondered if i would be seeing snow. i was delighted to get what i was expecting!!
ReplyDeleteyou make and create the most amazing things!!!!
Wow for busy! You will be eating good for months.
ReplyDeleteNo snow here...yet. I am hoping for a month more without!
ReplyDeleteChristine in Alaska
Such a tasty harvest you sowed !
ReplyDeleteSnow ...well you know from last year I'm a big fan of it ~
but not quite ready for it here yet .
Glad your spirits are good about it and it does look pretty !
A magnificent harvest indeed! I'd say you did remarkably well considering your weather weirdness this year. Your snow pictures are so pretty! Those green tomatoes might ripen if you throw a banana or two in with them. It's worked for me before :)
ReplyDeletemmm. . . the results of your harvest sound delicious.
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