Harvesting Rhubarb for the second time this year.
The first crop was back in the middle of Spring.
When that crop was picked, I manured the beds and allowed it to go on to develop a second flush.
Once washed and chopped I lightly stew the rhubarb, then cool it and pack it into bags for the freezer.
The Spring crop was made into delicious jam!
One of my favourite winter puddings is simple stewed Rhubarb topped with toasted oats and demerara sugar, mixed with some chopped nuts…mmm!
I lightly toast the oats in a big cast iron pan with the sugar and nuts.
It takes minutes and tastes divine topped with Soya cream!
Oops…the pics are mixed up!
Lots of good stuff for the growing compost heap.
You’re right!
I had no intention of waiting until winter for this treat!
Taking the compost over to the heap, passing the Nasturtiums on the way…lack of sun doesn’t appear to bother them at all!
Just to share with you the progress of one of the little Peach Trees, grown from seed here at Bealtaine Cottage…a real Irish Peach tree…and very strong indeed!
And as I return from the compost heap, I spotted the Spirea in blossom in the hedge.
This is a mixed hedge planted with cuttings and home-grown plants about five years ago.
It is in the Orchard, so all the shrubs are flowering and Bee-friendly.
P.S. You may have noticed the name change at the top of the page. Well, I thought it best to make it a simple “Bealtaine Cottage,” for this is where it’s all happening…
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Here at Bealtaine Cottage there is another bumper crop of Blackcurrants, Rhubarb, Apples, Pears and Plums growing. 
Preserving and using fruit is a challenge when the crops are this abundant! 
Making wine is one of the delights of summer, allowing fruit to be preserved in a unique and tasteful way…wine! 
There will be a day long wine making and fruit growing workshop at Bealtaine Cottage on Saturday, the 29th of June.
A Vegetarian lunch will be provided, as will morning and afternoon tea/coffee and home made cakes.
If you would like to book a place, please email Colette on:
