Dibbing a toe in the allotment game
Scratching the grow your own itch with an allotment-let
About
How it started
At the beginning of the pandemic, my good friend acquired an allotment
They very generously offered me a patch
I’m now on a little journey to see if, sometime in the near future we can eat something I’ve grown.
Go and see how it’s going…
- The last bits and pieces of 2023
- The begrudged harvest 2023
- June/July 2023 Allotment post mortem
- Acorn Squash Ravioli
- Can you even call yourself an allotmenteer?
Elaine
Try with our vegetables
Our Favourite Recipes
The last bits and pieces of 2023
As summer came to an end there were a few things left in the ground. At the plot, I had some beautiful purple kale which seemed to be perfectly happy despite being abandoned. Back at the garden, I had a whole range of tomatoes which seemed revitalised now there was sun, rain and someone to…
The begrudged harvest 2023
Cucumbers: I tried two types of cucumbers; gherkin and crystal lemon. None of the gherkins made it but one of my crystal lemon plants managed to survive somehow. I found it nestled in amongst the weeds at the edge of my plot. This straggler delivered 6 perfect golf ball-shaped fruits, which looked like tiny melons.…
June/July 2023 Allotment post mortem
I do experience extreme optimism at times, it can be a blessing and a curse. Sometimes it pays off – some of the best things I’ve done in life were the result of taking an optimistic risk. This time it was a bit of a crash-and-burn scenario. Things like the squash and brassicas will be…
To the roots of it 