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Tea on the Plot

June 25, 2010
Tea on the Plot

We took a mid-week opportunity to visit the plot to tend to the runner beans that have been causing me some anxiety. For some reason our beans are turning crinkly and growing in an ugly branched fashion. I initially thought they had been caught by a cold spell but I’ve been growing them in succession [...]

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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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To be or not to be – that is the question

June 29, 2009
To be or not to be - that is the question

The Organic question at least. I’ve been somewhat troubled down the plot recently. For example, what is it with the blackflies this year? I whipped my broad beans out really early, in fact almost before I’d had the first crop, because the flies were depressing me, but now the runner beans have got it bad. [...]

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Spring Panic

March 9, 2009
Spring Panic

Absolutely stunning spring morning, shamefully wasted away in bed, and then followed by an afternoon trip to the plot, accompanied by a flurry of soggy hail – my favourite. I’ve slipped into my usual March panic. The year is galloping along and I feel as though I must be behind. Surely I should have seeds [...]

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Month in Pictures – October & November

December 6, 2008
Month in Pictures - October & November

  October and November were such washout months that I hardly got to the plot at all. When I did go down, the place seemed just a little too grim for photography and so here I am, left with a tiny handful of snaps with which to rustle up a double ”month in pictures” montage. The [...]

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Identification Challenge

October 13, 2008
Identification Challenge

My parents visited again this weekend and while I was spoiling myself with another half marathon attempt, they were perusing the seed aisles at Wisley. Here’s my share of their finds: It’s a pack of 10 assorted yet edible Italian squashes. The seeds were packed together so there was hours of fun trying to identify [...]

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Month in Pictures – September 08

October 13, 2008
Month in Pictures - September 08

It was a bit of a struggle to find enough for photos for Septembers month in pictures. What a wash out it’s been. I’ve hardly made it to the plot at all this month. I’ve started saving a few seeds and amazingly some of them have even dried out enough for storing. In the specimen [...]

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Gardeners Question Time

August 6, 2008
Gardeners Question Time

I haven’t been down to the plot for a few days so there was a good quantity of produce waiting for my arrival: Doesn’t that look delicious? In addition I filled a canvas sack with more beans and a stack of chard but it didn’t look quite so photogenic. I’m going to make herbed summer [...]

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