<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://veggies-only.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-love-growing-old-heritage-varieties.html">Click here to read the article in full</a> I love growing old heritage varieties of peas and beans...but<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjY3a66znI/AAAAAAAADl4/OdAkRuWrnM8/s1600/DSC07709.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487874592581799538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjY3a66znI/AAAAAAAADl4/OdAkRuWrnM8/s400/DSC07709.JPG" /></a> Most of the old varieties don't give you a sweet, tender and prolific crop. This year I decided to grow <strong><em>Hurst Greenshaft</em></strong> peas and they are just starting to crop. Most of these pods have 10 or 11 peas inside. Sweet and tender!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjYn3dQqNI/AAAAAAAADlw/wGpe8PZMewI/s1600/DSC07697.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487874325364123858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjYn3dQqNI/AAAAAAAADlw/wGpe8PZMewI/s400/DSC07697.JPG" /></a> Beautiful hot weather in London again today. Up in the 80's and these wonderful <strong>cirrus</strong> clouds were on show in my back garden. Every so often I like to visit the <a href="http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/">Cloud Appreciation Society </a>website to look at their gallery.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjYV6inXRI/AAAAAAAADlo/TzSVohr61C8/s1600/DSC07699.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487874016954244370" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjYV6inXRI/AAAAAAAADlo/TzSVohr61C8/s400/DSC07699.JPG" /></a> These old pea and bean varieties have a beautiful show of flowers. This is a climbing bean variety called <strong><em>Mrs Fortunes</em></strong>. Look at these beautiful pink flowers.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjYAnLCgsI/AAAAAAAADlg/K1P0FgtA560/s1600/DSC07705.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487873650977833666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjYAnLCgsI/AAAAAAAADlg/K1P0FgtA560/s400/DSC07705.JPG" /></a> The pumpkins and courgettes are enjoying the hot weather and the trailing varieties are growing about a foot a day at the moment. This is a variety of squash called <strong><em>Tromba D'Albegna</em></strong> - it should bend round when it is ripe to resemble a trombone!</div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjXxsAS8tI/AAAAAAAADlY/BmEq6IWtd7E/s1600/DSC07711.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487873394576913106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCjXxsAS8tI/AAAAAAAADlY/BmEq6IWtd7E/s400/DSC07711.JPG" /></a> And finally...... do we really need Brussels sprouts in the supermarket? Flown all the way from South Africa?.... <strong><em>in June?..</em></strong> I think not. <strong>What about you?</strong></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28615441-7190689526441469038?l=veggies-only.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
