In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen
Yesterday was the final kumquat harvest. Though I’ve been snacking on them it was time since there is new growth and the blossoms for next years crop will be coming soon. The kumquats were an “after the apricots and apples” project since they store well on the tree and also in the fridge.
You can read more about kumquats in another post devoted to this delightful fruit here. About a month ago I made Lavender Kumquat Shrub which I’ll definitely do next year.
The little patio tree yielded about three pounds of fruit with this final harvest. I kept about a third of them for other kumquat recipe adventures I saw on the Specialty Produce website. Then with the remaining 100 or so gems, I made kumquat marmalade.
The kumquat preparation is tedious but I livestreamed two church services and a podcast on the coronavirus to occupy my mind.
The kumquat file is ready to return to the drawer along with the apple file which I forgot to include for the photo. Zucchini is ramping up and the nectaplums are just starting.
The last of the first harvest of ‘Dorsett Golden’ apples came to ten pounds for a total of 35 pounds. The first blossoms for the fall crop are appearing so I’m hopeful for more apples when we all expect apples.
Out of freezer space, I’ve been canning my fruit which takes me back a few decades to my Massachusetts garden and canned pears and applesauce.
Of course I saved enough apples for an apple-pear-cranberry crisp.
Nectaplums are just beginning as we’ve finished with apricots and apples. More about nectaplums next week. And also about the cucumbers and zucchini.
And when we all need some loveliness there’s always the garden roses. Ambridge here with a fragrance that beckons and calms.
You may enjoy seeing what other garden bloggers harvested last week at Harvest Monday hosted by Dave at Our Happy Acres.
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