Green beans
It’s been a difficult year for growing runner beans. Too hot and the flowers will not set. But our French beans have done fairly well especially the climbing ‘Blue Lake’ variety. Here’s a recipe I like which makes good use … Read more
Courgette Season
It can be hard work finding things to make with all the courgettes maturing daily on the allotment ! Here’s one of my favourite recipes; quick, easy and very tasty! Ideally you want those round courgettes rather than the longer … Read more
Rhubarb season on the allotment
It’s one of my favourite times of the year. Here are some of the recipes I’m making right now! For the jam recipe below I used some figs I harvested in the autumn and dropped into the freezer at the … Read more
Borlotti beans, peas and winter lettuce
Last weekend – during a brief dry spell! – I managed to harvest the borlotti beans which had been left on the plants to ripen. With the relentlessly wet weather but frosts on the way it seemed like the time … Read more
Pak Choi and Jerusalem Artichokes
As the season turns steadily through autumn, life on the allotment slows down as well – jobs which were put off during the growing season can now be tackled – a much needed coat of paint was applied to the … Read more
Kale, Escarole and Broad beans
“We haven’t eaten much of our kale yet…” observed Kirsten the other day and she was right – but I’ve always seen kale as a winter crop and whilst there is so much else from the allotment it doesn’t seem … Read more