For the love of veg…
With severe frosts looming on Monday night, I needed to stage an emergency yacon rescue. It was already air-frosted, the leaves turning brown and crispy. The complication being that I’ve been working […]
I aten’t dead!
Across the river at Hampton Court, trees wear vast pompoms of mistletoe. Some look to be more mistletoe than tree. Apparently there are 23 varieties alive and kicking in the […]
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble
Jellying is my current obsession, inspired in part by Andy Bees saying I could help myself to his crab apples. His espaliered tree is a thing of beauty, especially in […]
Underground overground – harvesting spree
I don’t usually bother with maincrop spuds. Blight’s such a frequent visitor on our site, I usually keep to second earlies and leave it at that. This year I’ve tried […]
Challock Chilli Fest 2016
Last weekend’s outing was to Challock Chilli Fest at Victoriana Nurseries in Kent. We chickened out of Saturday’s rain, but last Sunday was gorgeously sunny. At a 140-mile roundtrip it’s a bit of […]
Stand by your beds!
It’s inspection time on our site. There are a few obviously abandoned plots since our last round, which is good news for the patient people on our waiting list. One […]
A skirt full of beans
This is seed-saving season. At this time of year a dress/tunic over jeans is my favourite plot-wear. Primarily because it makes a handy bag for bean harvesting, and for catching beans […]
Croydon Saffron Central needs you!
In the heart of Croydon, on a derelict building site and tucked away behind some enthusiastically graffittied hoardings there is a community saffron farm. It’s an amazing achievement – crowd-funded […]
