tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post8412696827252830232..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Citrouilles et potironsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1366615657938829462020-08-21T05:00:06.071+02:002020-08-21T05:00:06.071+02:00I hope they continue to ripen and don't fall v...I hope they continue to ripen and don't fall victim to rot. They look beautiful right now.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-77702798007179931802020-08-21T04:57:55.348+02:002020-08-21T04:57:55.348+02:00Sounds like you need a big greenhouse for growing ...Sounds like you need a big greenhouse for growing pumpkins!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38608501051259778742020-08-21T04:57:25.523+02:002020-08-21T04:57:25.523+02:00Yesterday Walt was able to make a pot of tomato sa...Yesterday Walt was able to make a pot of tomato sauce using tomatoes from the garden — with a lot of trimming. Still, we got something. We had a rain shower overnight, but the 10-day weather forecast shows us staying too dry.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79127778340241726892020-08-21T04:56:06.140+02:002020-08-21T04:56:06.140+02:00That sounds good. I don't think I've ever ...That sounds good. I don't think I've ever made a blue cheese fondue.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28966432488900683472020-08-21T04:55:24.871+02:002020-08-21T04:55:24.871+02:00See below my comment to Chris. The pumpkin enchila...See below my comment to Chris. The pumpkin enchilada sauce is very good. I'll post a recipe when I make some.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17297322901425252212020-08-21T04:52:56.003+02:002020-08-21T04:52:56.003+02:00I think I remember that when temperatures get into...I think I remember that when temperatures get into the 90s, tomatoes sometimes stop setting fruit or even flowering. Ours seem to have done that in August. But the worst problem is blossom-end rot, ruining most of the fruit.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70319494090130421192020-08-20T20:14:12.359+02:002020-08-20T20:14:12.359+02:00Yup; tomatoes like some heat, but not too much. Le...Yup; tomatoes like some heat, but not too much. Les potirons sont beaux. chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19516303292644963202020-08-20T19:30:17.069+02:002020-08-20T19:30:17.069+02:00I thought tomatoes liked heat, but then I haven...I thought tomatoes liked heat, but then I haven't grown them for years and years. Maybe it depends on the variety. Pumpkin enchilada sauce sounds great!Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83197645743462785952020-08-20T19:04:17.781+02:002020-08-20T19:04:17.781+02:00So envious of everyone's pumpkin crops. Ours ...So envious of everyone's pumpkin crops. Ours (two years running now) only produce male flowers. I assume it is the heat this variety is not suited to. We used to use them as the container for fondue - blue cheese fondue baked in a pumpkin - divine.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73939385046599159122020-08-20T18:03:11.579+02:002020-08-20T18:03:11.579+02:00Beautiful pumpkins and hope for tomatoes later in ...Beautiful pumpkins and hope for tomatoes later in September....Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83072973799564390282020-08-20T17:07:15.357+02:002020-08-20T17:07:15.357+02:00We're growing chard this year. It's doing ...We're growing chard this year. It's doing well, thank you.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26722205040576341542020-08-20T16:53:01.773+02:002020-08-20T16:53:01.773+02:00Great looking pumpkins!Great looking pumpkins!BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79847072669059203702020-08-20T16:16:03.958+02:002020-08-20T16:16:03.958+02:00What about collards? Can't remember whether yo...What about collards? Can't remember whether you plant those in early fall. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335063080532127542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78614367297527457672020-08-20T14:34:25.054+02:002020-08-20T14:34:25.054+02:00This season we have the opposite, a great abundanc...This season we have the opposite, a great abundance of greenhouse tomatoes and just one pumpkin plant, the rabbits took care of the rest!!Pats.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10251372512343032573noreply@blogger.com