Spring Cabbage planting
I’ve just been planting out spring cabbage for overwintering and an expected harvest in early spring next year.… Read more
Cucumber marmalade
What do you do with a glut of cucumbers? Just two plants grown in the greenhouse this year and still an abundance of fruits. After making as much Tzatziki and Michoteta as I could eat and having had enough of … Read more
Plum season
We are harvesting our purple plum ‘Czar’ from the small tree on our allotment right now. This tree had an unfortunate start to its life – bought fairly cheaply from a supermarket, it spent two seasons in a pot next … Read more
Another good tomato year…so far
So far this year the tomato harvest has been really good and no sign of late blight yet despite the rain and wind which has dominated the weather since July. I’m growing the same varieties as last year, namely; Akron … Read more
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
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