Titanarum

I’m back. It’s still raining. I’m bored. And I’ll be damned if the world doesn’t know about it. Share my boredom. No? Ok, ok, ok. Fine. How about sharing my dreams then? What could I grow next year? What lovely foods could grace my pink table if I start preparing now? The Lancashire Lad gooseberry perhaps. It was mentioned on Gardener’s World as an outstanding dessert gooseberry. I’ve got two three year olds of the Leveller variety. They carried less than 10 fruits this year but I can be patient when it’s worth waiting for. And ripe dessert gooseberries are worth waiting for. The fruits need to be left on the bush as long as possible to become a honeyed squidgy delicacy. But the thorns are vicious. I cut them off with a pair of nail scissors earlier this year because Ida, a dear 7 year old friend, was visiting and I didn’t want her to get hurt when picking the fruit. I doubt I’ll be doing it again because I got hurt de-thorning the bushes and was left wondering if I my time should be spent on other, perhaps more effective, initiatives. Such as writing emails to growers asking for genetically modified scratch-free full flavoured gooseberries.