A couple of years ago when we were still trying to get the
garden under control we planted a Victoria plum tree; it was only little, not
as tall as me, and it gave us the grand total of two plums in its first year.
Last year we had about a dozen fruits, all of which had had the middle eaten
out by plum moth; we didn’t manage to salvage a single one.
But this year…bingo! Our tree is now about 50cms taller than me
and is absolutely weighed down with perfect fruit – we’ve had to tie up its
spindly branches to stop them snapping under the strain! I’ve put a kilo in the
freezer to make some more chutney and I’ve mixed a kilo with sugar to macerate for
jam-making tomorrow. The ones in the picture are less than a quarter of the
total on our little tree; there are still plenty left that aren’t quite ripe
yet. It’s really done us proud!
Certain parts of the fruit and veg plot have been a
disappointment this year, yes…tomatoes and peppers, I’m talking about you, but
the successes have more than made up for the failures.
I love this time of year – so many jams and chutneys just
waiting to be made before the veg plot gets put to bed until spring. I’ll let you know how the jam-making goes
tomorrow; now all I have to do is find a way of using up the rest of my little beauties!
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