Saturday picks

Well that was fun: raspberries, cherries and peas. Anotehr cool and rather overcast day. And even a bit of rain.   But time is running out and I need to harvest.

The raspberry haul is huge: well over two kilos I think. And there will be lots more on Thursday afternoon when we get back.   I am freezing the batches on oven trays so they won’t spoil. That’s what you notice about real raspberries – over in a day.  

The same can’t be said of our cherries – they look tough as boots.   I’m only picking for jam right now.   The juicy black ones didn’t produce well on our trees this year.   And the wild ones of the bright red variety are still a bit tart.

I’m not sure what I will do while I’m pitting them. It would have been ideal to sit outside in the sunshine under the vines.   But this is more early spring weather than mid June.   And the ocassional cherry tends to explode with juice over any near surface when I’m pitting. So you have to choose your location carefully.

The good news is that the freezer is about to be plugged in ready for the next big bumper harvest.   There will be peas a plenty next week.   And broad beans.   And if I am brave on the ladder to reach the higher echelons – more cherries.

Right, pea picking over while I watch the rugger. My brother Bean texted me from the stadium in Sydney to remind me it was starting.