| #604 |
Do you remember me discovering that a random brassica was actually a cauliflower? Each day I'd wrap the leaves over the head or fashion a little hat from dock leaves to keep the light from discolouring the curd. I was really looking forward to, probably, my first homegrown cauli.........but yesterday, the unthinkable happened, a plank of wood "fell" on the cauliflower and squashed it!! My dream was over.
Looking on the bright side, it meant that I could remove the fencing that was protecting it from the dogs and give the bed a good weeding. Out came the fence (lightweight wire, animal playpen stuff) and I started to dig up the buttercups.
Spud was lying down nearby chewing on something - the cauliflower! He delicately bit off the individual florets and ate them.
Bess, ever curious, came along, saw what Spud was doing, and grabbed a mouthful of the lower leaves to crunch on.
Ted wasn't tempted by the cauli, instead, he grabbed the stalk of a Black kale plant that I was leaving for seed and chewed through it! They do like to Pick their Own food and are particularly fond of brassicas.
Looking on the bright side, it meant that I could remove the fencing that was protecting it from the dogs and give the bed a good weeding. Out came the fence (lightweight wire, animal playpen stuff) and I started to dig up the buttercups.
Spud was lying down nearby chewing on something - the cauliflower! He delicately bit off the individual florets and ate them.
Bess, ever curious, came along, saw what Spud was doing, and grabbed a mouthful of the lower leaves to crunch on.
Ted wasn't tempted by the cauli, instead, he grabbed the stalk of a Black kale plant that I was leaving for seed and chewed through it! They do like to Pick their Own food and are particularly fond of brassicas.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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