What do you plan to do over winter - in the garden or indoors?

I had a bucket of small eating apples . Too small to peel as there'd be very little left, so I decided to cook them with the peel to see how it cooked. 
I topped and tailed the apples, then chopped them into quarters, removing the core. Bunged the apple flesh into a pan of water with lemon juice and cooked them to a pulp. Some skin remains but its soft and not objectionable. I won't be peeling them in future.

The latest oddity to be offered by the T&M group is the Hararasp. https://www.suttons.co.uk/SUSGWE249/rubu...5280109%5D

Here's the hype:-

Who says raspberries don’t grow on trees! This miraculous space-saving raspberry tree has been developed by an ingenious breeder from Japan named Toshikhiko Hara. His groundbreaking new raspberry develops thick overwintering stems which are trained to form upright ‘trees’ with a strong, central trunk supporting a crown of fruiting branches.
Instead of rows of sprawling raspberry canes which need space, support and tying in, you can now enjoy this neat ‘Hararasp' raspberry. With its small footprint, it can easily be accommodated in a sunny spot where it will make both an attractive and edible feature. From April to May it is covered in white blossom followed by an abundance of tasty fruit from June to August that is easily reached for harvesting.
The fruit is unusually attractive, as unlike the dull fruit of other raspberries, ‘Hararasp’ bears especially glossy and shiny berries. ‘Hararasp’ is also a disease-resistant Florican-type, with excellent tolerance to heat and drought plus early fruit ripening and a long harvest period. Maximum height: 175cm (69in). Maximum spread:100cm (40in).


Gimmick or reality? Would you buy it???

Share your favourite photos of your crops or of your garden, in 2024. 
No Prizes, just a lot of Likes.

Can anyone put a name to this sedum please?

   

Can you see the smallest sunflower?      

Here’s a close up in case you can’t spot it in the mess that is my emergency “they have to be planted somewhere bed” .

   

He is 39cm tall and the flower head is 4cm wide.

I've just acquired a 6.5 litre slow cooker - its BIG. 

I confess to having a smaller one, sitting in the back of the cupboard. Think I've only used it twice.     So why have I acquired a second one, you may ask? I'm hoping that I could use it for slow cooking chutneys - the sort that simmer away on the hob for hours and need constant attention, stirring and to control the heat . 

So my question to the panel is, will it work, and are there any other uses for a slow cooker apart from meat, stews and pulses. I think I've read about making bread and yogurt in one ?
All ideas welcome.

Today I’ve made bathroom tile templates ( the real ones are very heavy) . Had a go at laying them in lots of configurations to see what works. Anyone want to have a go   ? 

Bathroom measurements

   

Door is on right hand side of the 210cm wall
Sink & toilet are back against the 167cm wall ( tiling underneath them)
Shower is 1m square located on the 104cm measurement ( which is actually the front edge of the shower not a wall) 

The tiles 
8 big = 61cm x 61cm light colour 
3 medium = 40cm x 40cm light colour  ( also 7 half’s and another 5 with big corners missing)
7 medium = 40cm x 40cm dark colour  ( 1 with corner missing) 
15 small = 20cm x 20 cm light colour 

So if anyone is really really bored. 

I've just had a trip down memory lane , reading an old thread (2021- 52 weeks of doing something different). https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.p...=challenge
In 2021, we were dealing Covid, Small Chilli started building her house, Pyrenees Plot became a French Citizen and JJB and I were muddling our way through the year. Its worth a read - better than watching the box.

I surprised myself by realising that I stopped drinking wine and using paper tissues in 2021 and I've not done so since.

It struck me that its time to do this again - starting this week, the first week of September and try to keep going until 2025. 

Anyway want to join me?