Rainfall in the TopVeg garden in July 2010 was 25.5ml
January 2010 was 57 ml
February 2010 was 59.5ml
March 2010 was 26.5ml
April 2010 was 18 ml
May 2010 was 8.25ml
June 2010 was 28.5ml
Rainfall in the TopVeg garden in 2009 was 518.75
| Month |
Rainfall ml |
| January |
32 |
| February |
45.5 |
| March |
17 |
| April |
7 |
| May |
41.5 |
| June |
13 |
| July |
111 |
| August |
40 |
| September |
11.5 |
| October |
63.75 |
| November |
69.5 |
| December |
67 |
The annual rainfall in the TopVeg Garden:
| Year |
Rain ml |
| 2006 |
631 |
| 2007 |
795 |
| 2008 |
571 |
| 2009 |
519 |
The ground is very dry and the plants are becoming stressed. The rainfall in July 2010 in the TopVeg garden was well below average.
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Courgette or marrow jam is a pleasant solution to a courgette glut.
courgette-glut
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds courgette or marrow deseeded – in skin unless very tough- chopped
- 6 lemons – sliced really thinly with skin
- 2 pounds preserving sugar
Method:
- Place chopped cougette/marrow in pan with finely sliced lemons
- Add cold water so that the mixture is only just covered
- Cook the mixture very gently until it is really soft
- Add the preserving sugar & simmer gently, stirring all the while, until the sugar is dissolved
- Turn the heat up and boil rapidly until setting point is reached
- Setting point will be reached when a small drop of the mixture solidifies when it touches a cold plate
- Pour the courgette / marrow jam into warmed, sterilised jars & seal
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