There is, fortunately, something other than fine art . Here is a variety of potato called Maxine that are an early main crop. Differential watering and little rain has influenced their size. These potatoes were excellent boiled un-peeled with unsalted butter. Will we grow them again? Probably not, and this is because there are so many other varieties one can try.
The Maxine potato was developed in Scotland in 1994. It is a high yielding potato and usually large. They have a good drought and scab resistance. It is meant to have some resistance to blight, and we certainly found this to be the case. Commercial acreage is small.
This has been a good year for the potatoes we have grown, though with little rain and an erratic watering regime, it could have been better. We have had great success with peas, broad beans, onions, and courgettes. This has been the worst year ever for our raspberries, yet one of the best for Victoria plums. In the green house the different varieties of tomatoes have been bountiful, as were the aubergines, and chillies. The green peppers (capsicum) have not been such a success. We have, however, been inundated with cucumbers, indeed the best year we have ever had. We have also had great success with garlic and have just planted bulbs for next year.
In the greenhouse we have an orange tree that has not produced flowers. The avocado has produced numerous new leaves. We also have an olive tree that produced a good covering of flowers early in the year. and now, the tree is covered with swelling olives.
The surplus fruit and vegetables have been bottled and frozen. Even some of the tomatoes have been bottled so that they can be used in Italian sauces.
The Maxine potato was developed in Scotland in 1994. It is a high yielding potato and usually large. They have a good drought and scab resistance. It is meant to have some resistance to blight, and we certainly found this to be the case. Commercial acreage is small.
This has been a good year for the potatoes we have grown, though with little rain and an erratic watering regime, it could have been better. We have had great success with peas, broad beans, onions, and courgettes. This has been the worst year ever for our raspberries, yet one of the best for Victoria plums. In the green house the different varieties of tomatoes have been bountiful, as were the aubergines, and chillies. The green peppers (capsicum) have not been such a success. We have, however, been inundated with cucumbers, indeed the best year we have ever had. We have also had great success with garlic and have just planted bulbs for next year.
In the greenhouse we have an orange tree that has not produced flowers. The avocado has produced numerous new leaves. We also have an olive tree that produced a good covering of flowers early in the year. and now, the tree is covered with swelling olives.
The surplus fruit and vegetables have been bottled and frozen. Even some of the tomatoes have been bottled so that they can be used in Italian sauces.
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