Where has the spring been?
After the snows of March, the rains that followed and for me, a brief but beautiful holiday in the sun, I’ve felt behind in my plans and activities on the allotment garden.
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10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: March 2018
There’s a fantastic number of allotment, kitchen garden and grow your own bloggers out there. I read as many as I can for inspiration, advice and to find out what everyone is getting up to. Continue reading “10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: March 2018”
Allotment gardening and the importance of other people’s stories.
I remember feeling excited and terrified stood in front of my original allotment garden for the first time. Continue reading “Allotment gardening and the importance of other people’s stories.”
4 Benefits of Raised Beds on Allotment Gardens
I didn’t want raised beds on my allotment.
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10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: February 2018
There’s a fantastic number of allotment, kitchen garden and grow your own bloggers out there. I read as many as I can for inspiration, advice and to find out what everyone is getting up to.
Continue reading “10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: February 2018”
5 crops you can sow right now
You’re desperate to sow seeds, right?
I know. I feel it too.
Sowing broad beans – A great crop for beginners.
I once made wine from broad beans.
It was horrendous. The colour of urine and a taste I imagine of antifreeze. It would get you drunk though. Continue reading “Sowing broad beans – A great crop for beginners.”
Super supper from the store, Onion and Cider soup with Gruyère
Onions are often treated as an additional ingredient to a dish.
Indeed, they are essential in creating a base for so many cuisines including the foundation of many Italian sauces and Indian curries.
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10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: January 2018
There’s a fantastic number of allotment, kitchen garden and grow your own bloggers out there. I read as many as I can for inspiration, advice and to find out what everyone is getting up to.
Continue reading “10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: January 2018”
Turning the heat up in January, sowing chillis
The American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers were originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem. Continue reading “Turning the heat up in January, sowing chillis”
