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June saw a real mixed bag of weather ranging from baking hot sunny days to heavy rain and strong winds – a typical Cumbrian summer! My partner Mike and I have had a frantic few weeks and haven’t managed to spend as much time as we would have liked on the garden, so much so I had to fight my way through a mass of nettles to get to the hose pipe. It’s amazing how quickly the weeds grow if you don’t keep on top of them isn’t it! Due to our climate here in beautiful Cumbria, many plants and crops take a little longer to come to fruition, strawberries being one. You should have been enjoying strawberries for a few weeks now. Remember, the more you pick, the more will grow, so harvest your strawberries on a daily basis. If you end up with too many, why not preserve them so you can enjoy the taste of summer later on in the year? Making jam is one of the most popular ways of preserving jam, nothing compares to the taste of homegrown strawberry jam!
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