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

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

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

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

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

“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