We've had the classic British summer this week: a few days of glorious sunshine, which everyone pretends to enjoy while also complaining about, followed by a half-arsed thunderstorm and as many days of dreary damp, which everyone pretends not to be relieved about, while complaining about. This is as it should be.
...and as you can see, its leaves are healthy, abundant and enormous. I didn't even know sage flowered. Since the last batch I took has dried off and crumbled into usefulness, it was obviously the perfect time to nab some more. The same for mint:
I've hung the sage to dry:
I may see if I can propagate some of the mint. Only one sprig from previous forages has taken:
It looks lonely.
Before my walk, I'd started off a soup with the rest of the dried peas, and left it to simmer. It occurred to me I might use a few as well to grow another few pea shoots in the space between the kitten wire and the edge of the container of my bean farm. Thus:
The kittens have gone, but the wire remains. I've been doing a little research on 'companion planting' - how plants can mutually support one another when grown together - beans and peas are two such plants. So it will be interesting to see what effect this has, if any.
I nabbed a few chives from the park as well. I forgot to take a picture of those, so you'll just have to take my word for it. They were thick and spicy. Along with a few of the sage leaves, these have gone straight into the soup.
Related posts
A Walk in the Park
Another Walk in Another Park
A Bit More Foraging
A Soup Made of Scraps
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