Autumn foraging – quinces and sloes
Living in south London doesn’t mean I have to work that hard or pedal too far on the foraging front. There are mini orchards of apples on common land along the river, and I’ve […]
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Work parties
The first of the site work parties is over. I now can’t lift my arms higher than my shoulders and I swear I creak when I move. Half the blackthorn […]
Pickling turnips & drilling popcorn
Last weekend came another in the seemingly unending list of things I never thought I would say/do: ‘you guys watch the film, I want to pickle a turnip’. I had one the size […]
One last hurrah…
It feels almost as if the plots are holding their breath, hanging on to one last bit of warmth before winter advances. The greenhouse looks strange and very bare without […]
Chasing moons and building manurey futures
Today’s been a bit bleary. I’ve missed every single sky-based event this year thanks to London’s greyness and I didn’t want to miss the lunar eclipse. Both of us crawled […]
Winter experiment #1: overwintering tomatoes
You might be wondering why. To be honest it’s more to see whether I can. It will be a bit of a challenge: my greenhouse is unheated and I live […]
A start to autumn harvests
The plot is slowing down, with the beans and squashes starting to yellow. And that means that, instead of watering, plot visits are taken up with harvesting. All bar one […]
Tomato reviews 2015
I love tomatoes. Even now, at the height of glut season, when nearly every kitchen surface is littered with bowls of glowing, ripe fruit, and the greenhouse plants are still […]
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