Flowers

Cold Birthday Drinks

July 16, 2008
Cold Birthday Drinks

I was intrigued yesterday to see a recipe for a shed beer fridge in Allotment Growing Diary Plus, and as it’s my birthday today I thought it was a fine excuse for enjoying cold beer on the plot. The idea is that the terracotta pot cools following evaporation of the absorbed water. It certainly seemed [...]

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Soggy July Evening

July 9, 2008
Soggy July Evening

It’s been pouring with rain fairly solidly for last 3 days but perversely I had to go down to the plot this evening to do some watering. That’s the trouble of having some crops under cover. The plot looked satisfyingly lush and the seed heads were majestic. I left absolutely soaked but satisfied with my [...]

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Pickled Nasturtium Seeds

April 17, 2008
Pickled Nasturtium Seeds

A long time ago I read somewhere that nasturtium seeds can be pickled and used as a replacement caper. I love capers but don’t feel so upbeat about the price of the tiny little jars so I’ve been wanting to try out this cheapskate trick for ages. I’ve got a few plants started in the [...]

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Beauty with Decay

March 12, 2008
Beauty with Decay

I love these anenomes. They are such gaudy, brash, little prima madonnas but they hold their tacky beauty to the bitter end. Even when the petals drop, I feel tempted to leave the dried out remains on the table top. Unfortunately the pictured flowers came from M&S and not my plot. I’ve scattered the anenome [...]

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