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Got out and did some more picking this morning and set out some more surplus for the passers-by. Found a very lovely note in the box later. Made my whole summer. There must be smoke in the air again, my eyes are all runny again. #Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

I can't remember where I got this information, but I heard that it's best to leave as much of the stem as possible when harvesting winter squashes. Here can be seen that small pieces of the vine were left attached so that the entire stem is intact. I believe it's supposed to help with long-term storage. BTW, this is a mini variety of butternut called "Butter Baby". We like them. #Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn#Squash#Harvest

I found the old recipe for what my father called his "Chili Sauce" but always seemed to me to be a type of chutney or relish. The measurements for tomatoes and onions are by size not volume which seems odd but here's the image of the recipe card if anyone is interested. I think the origin goes back to our roots in Yorkshire in late Victorian times... #Onions#Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

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We DID pick a few other things today to put out for the neighbors, but mostly worked on getting the onions out on the drying rack, which is really just a ladder and some bamboo canes on horses in the garage. This was our best onion harvest in a long time. Didn't count or weigh anything but they're mostly huge. 😀 🧅 #BeetBear#Onions#Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

Day number two of CornFest. Good eats all around! #BeetBear#SweetCorn#Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

BeetBear found another thank-you note when we went to bring in the wagon from the road-side. We appreciate hearing from the neighbors. 😀 ❤️ #BeetBear#Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

We are fortunate enough to be enjoying another VERY NICE summer day. Here's a look at what's going on in the veg. patch today and the surplus pickings out for the neighbors. I think we're going to have a lot of butternut squash this year... #Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

BeetBear has declared the 2026 sweetcorn fest OPEN! First 10 ears to the table tonight! This is going to be a great summer for corn.... 😀 🌽 #BeetBear#SweetCorn#Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

Here we go! The first planting of sweetcorn is probably about a week to 10 days away from readiness. Almost time to begin our cornfest! 😀 🌽 #Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GyO#GrowYourOwn#SweetCorn

It begins 🍅 #allotment #growyourown #gyo

After all the picking and sorting this morning, and setting aside "the best" for our own use, we have set out the surplus for the neighbors. #Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn

The eggplant (Aubergines, if you will) are looking particularly strong and vigorous this season. I put this down to a complete absence of any flea beetles this year. This is the first year in as long as I can remember without all their leaves being full of holes. Got to go pick some more. #Gardening#Allotment#NewEngland#GYO#GrowYourOwn#Eggplant#Aubergine

Attempted a garlic braid. Usually just do braids of 12 but hubris made me try 25 at once... and without using string up the braid. Made it far harder work and it's not very even but it'll do :) #allotment #growyourown #gyo

A cold windy day up at the main #allotment but we still got a lot of preparation done, and weeded the whole Fruit Zone. After 4 hours in a biting wind, we returned home to a cup of hot Bovril. #GYO #GrowYourOwn

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