High-flying Vegetables
It wasn’t until our Thompson & Morgan order arrived that we realised we had a bit of a theme going on…
Our onions are Vulcan and Red Arrow, and our potatoes are Rocket!
Read MoreOur BBQ Dips
With BBQ season already started we thought we would try making some dips with things we are growing on the allotment. We’ve had to use market bought tomatoes here as ours are not quite ready yet. Dips from top left are: Spicy Tomato Salsa made with tomatoes, onion, garlic, tomato paste and cajun seasoning. Avocado Dip made with avocados, sour cream, mayonnaise, olive oil, tabasco sauce, garlic, lemon juice and fresh coriander. Sweet Chilli Dip made with low fat cream cheese, home made sweet chilli sauce and fresh coriander. Tomato, Chilli and Coriander Dip made with tomatoes, lime juice, home made sweet chilli sauce, fresh coriander and tiny bit of brown sugar. All very scrummy and we cannot wait to try them again once our tomatoes have...
Read MoreFirst Sowing of 2011
Lazyitis has been the biggest feature of this blog, that and digging up weeds! Here’s hoping that 2011 will be known for lots of plot action and plentiful harvests! Today was such a beautiful day – chilly, but the sun was shining, birds were tweeting and no wind at all… perfect for digging and actually SOWING! We have packets and packets of old seeds, no idea if they’ll come to anything, but in went a short row of leeks (Lyon 2 Prizetaker) and two short rows of onions (Ailsa Craig and Red Pearl). Also weeded around the composters and stuck some Marigold seeds in – bit early really, but you never know! So we actually have stuff growing now, stuff that’s not weeds that is! We’ve still got the old groundsheets down that we...
Read MoreDodging the Rain
The weather wasn’t so kind today, but we managed to dodge the rain to get two rows of potatoes in (King Edwards) and a lot more weeding done. We also harvested three sticks of rhubarb and a test onion! Oh, and some sage… it is going mad so need to find a good way to dry it or freeze it – any tips? Hopping around us for much of the morning was the friendly robin, loving the fact that we were unearthing a lot of worms for him… greedy little thing!
Read MoreSpringtime Weeding and Digging
A good old digging and weeding session this morning… the rain held off for us and there was a slight glimmer of sunshine for about two seconds! Siobhan cleared the weeds around the raspberry canes, which we can see new growth on (can’t wait for some fresh raspberry cocktails this summer!), while Lisa rather haphazardly dug out some of the main plot which the grass is working it’s way into Stopped for a brief cuppa too, from a very girly flask, but got spotted and ribbed by another allotmenteer! Also coming through is one of the rhubarb plants, there’s some growth on the rose bush and the onions that overwintered may just be ok after all ...
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