12th January 2021 Another bite size swede which once again was just the right size for a meal…

5th January 2021 It was time to dig up the parsnips in the garden. These were all last…

22nd December 2020 The calm before Christmas, and the prospect of empty shelves in shops while everyone panics,…

15th December 2020 The last of the beetroot was pulled from the garden. It was a cold a…

8th December 2020 Parsnips on the plot, I started digging them up and before I knew it I…

1st December 2020 A quiet week, for no real reason apart from… well no real reason at all.…

24th November 2020 We finally picked a fennel bulb and roast it. The strong aniseed smell you get…

17th November 2020 Last week I was surprised by raspberries and I picked them all, this week they…

10th November 2020 I was rather surprised to see so many raspberries when I went up to the…

27th October 2020 I must plan out next year’s seeds and put in an order, I’ve been saying…

20th October 2020 Almost like the last super, you can feel this is the ‘last harvest’ of the…

13th October 2020 October is the most expensive month being the time to pay the yearly plot fees.…

We have been watching for months, the small butternut squash fruits slowly growing… Some even managed to get…

29th September 2020 A bit of a surprise from the large carrots from the plot, both normal orange…

22nd September 2020 Cucamelons and tomatoes following a bit of a warm and sunny week. It’ a race…

15th September 2020 We are pacing ourselves with white cabbage having picked one a couple of weeks ago…

8th September 2020 Rather lacking on harvest photos as we just pick them as needed from the garden…

1st September 2020 It feels cold these days and a warm chicken casserole means we need autumn vegetables…

25th August 2020 We found then left over under the stairs, we planted them, we watched them grow…

18th August 2020 We have waited long enough for cucamelons, they have been growing very slowly for months…

11th August 2020 This year it seems like smaller harvests, but then this year we have things growing…

4th August 2020 I had another go at blackberry picking and returned with loads once again. that’s probably…

28th July 2020 2020 B/F £142.54 IN OUT Chilies – 30g £0.51 French Beans – 91g £0.61 Lettuce…

21st July 2020 More onions, more potatoes, this time from the garden. The onions were left over from…

14th July 2020 The last of the big harvest items, onions. The second lot of onions from the…

7th July 2020 A welcome return to french beans, we had success with these in our first year…

30th June 2020 The week of fruit and onions. Super pleased with the over wintered onions which were…

23rd June 2020 The week of the raspberries, every visit included a raspberry picking session. We have now…

16th June 2020 The start of the “big three” harvests with pulling of the garlic (the other two…

9th June 2020 No radish, maybe next week the long white icicle ones might be ready. We have…

2nd June 2020 It’s not yet time to pull the garlic, although it does look like I could…

26th May 2020 We are pulling a lot of radish each day at the moment, the first time…

19th May 2020 The advantage of having things growing at home is starting to pay off with lunch…

12th May 2020 Radish time. These were probably ready a week ago but we had no need to…

5th May 2020 I was pleased to be picking the first lot of broad beans for this year,…

21st April 2020 A quiet month for harvest not too affected by the lock down. Expenses however have…

31st March 2020 People seem to have decided that the allotment is a safe place that no virus…

17th March 2020 I couldn’t work out what the new green shoots that had appeared over the week…

3rd March 2020 Just a week of leeks, no photo but over 1kg of leeks which was a…

18th February 2020 A small break in the bad weather gave me a chance to do a harvest.…

28st January 2020 No work on the allotment this week apart from a walk to pick bits for…

21st January 2020 The cold day of the parsnips, I pulled up the remaining ones in the ground…

5th January 2020 The first expense for a while in the shape of bags of spent mushroom compost.…

31st December 2019 Just bringing back ingredients for soup for later on in the day… I’ve now nearly…

24th December 2019 A family visit to the plot to fetch veg for Christmas day. The highlights were…

10th December 2019 It is all about leeks and sprouts, and parsnips. I found some more coloured carrots…

3rd December 2019 It’s all about quick visits in the cold, rain, and mud. Winter is nearly here…

26th November 2019 A quick visit to collect food for tea, which meant taking home the first lot…