September 2009

Two Plot Family

September 29, 2009
Two Plot Family

We went to examine a vacant plot last week and came away having signed on the dotted line. I see before me a winter of heavy digging in an attempt to tame yet another South West London allotment. It’s only two years ago that I took over the plot at North Sheen. That plot was [...]

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Dashboard Dehydrator

September 20, 2009
Dashboard Dehydrator

I got quite carried away last year and came very close to investing in a £100 dehydrator for converting my courgette glut into dried stock granules. As it happens the glut never really arrived so I had a lucky escape and am happy to plough my money back into seeds for next year. The harvest [...]

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Fungal Induced Abstinence (In Search of Chip Butties)

September 2, 2009
Fungal Induced Abstinence (In Search of Chip Butties)

Mushrooms are tricky critters. The line between deadly poisonous and delightfully edible is a vague and fluffy one. Take the Common or Shaggy Ink Cap as an example, classified in some quarters as an excellent edible it also takes centre stage on our poster of “Some Poisonous Fungi” and is tagged as “dangerous when consumed [...]

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