I am thinking that I will freeze some green beans again this year. I am picking them young and eating them daily but I may as well freeze later, will always be useful in winter. I did make a bean and mustard picallili at one time, was quite nice as far as I can remember. I can`t say that frozen beans are anything like fresh but they are good enough to put into dishes. I have made brined beans in the past, the flavour leaves a lot to be desired
I have some onions and shop bought tomatoes that I need to use up, I will wait a few days for a couple of courgettes to get big enough and will make some sort of ratatouille, to freeze. I should stop eating the crispy tiny courgettes in salad for a couple of days
Blueberry picking is fantastic, I go out 3 times a day and get the berries when they have swollen but are not blue all over. They will carry on ripening and expanding if they already have some colour and about 30 hours in a full covered cereal bowl does it. They steadily get to the right colour indoors and then I freeze. I have frozen about 2kg so far, a full bowl every day. Real value for money, 6 very healthy bushes in large tubs, like half barrels but nice looking plastic. I keep up with acidity and maybe once a year dust the soil with sulphur, feed with comfrey water and always water with rain water, then I scrape some soil out every year or so, replenish and top with composted bark. They need water, even if it has been raining, I use a moisture meter. Beautiful plants. Organic blueberries are expensive to buy
I have been checking my equipment for tomato bottling later in the year, needed some citric acid, had to order it online
The frozen potatoes look marvellous, all a nice creamy colour, definitely enough for me for the whole winter. It has made me re-think potato growing again next year, I was not going to bother. Charlottes are my favourite, I can get at them easily just before the summer blight, which will strike quite soon now. I have taken all the potatoes out and followed with phacelia, had to cover the seed, they germinate in the dark
I have masses of bee friendly flowers in the garden, it is constantly buzzing, lots of borage, comfrey, tagetes, catmint etc the fruit and veg crop is testamony to the bees.