All the latest ‘From Plot to Pot’
This is where you’ll find the latest updates from the allotment – what’s growing, what’s being harvested, and what’s making its way from plot to pot.
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🌿 Allotment Greens Saag with Coconut
I have always liked this classic Indian-style dish but had never actually tried making it myself before. A bit of a cutback of the spinach and leaf celery on the…
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🧅 Ishikura – Japanese Bunching Onion
Botanical name: Allium fistulosum A versatile non-bulbing onion grown for its long white stems and fresh green leaves. Excellent for salads, soups and stir fries, and far more forgiving than traditional…
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🧅 Missed the Boat with Shallots? Why Ishikura Onions Might Be the Perfect Alternative
One of the realities of allotment growing is that plans change as the season develops. Crops fail, birds intervene, the weather turns windy or wet, and suddenly the carefully planned…
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🌿 More Unexpected Visitors — Amaranth and Red Orach on the Plot
Following the appearance of the mystery feverfew plant in the garlic bed, it seems there may be a few more interesting self-seeded “incomers” appearing around the allotment too. One of…
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🌼 Strangers in the Plot
🌼 Mystery Plant in the Garlic Bed — Is it Feverfew? One of the pleasures of growing on a community allotment is that unexpected plants often appear where you least…
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🌱 May Update from the Plot — Wind, Birds and Signs of Summer
🌱 May Update from the Plot — Wind, Birds and Signs of Summer A visit to the allotment today really showed how quickly things can change in May. The plot…
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🌿 Lemon Coriander
🌿 Lemon Coriander (Coriandrum sativum – lemon-flavoured selection) 🪴 Type Half-hardy annual herb 🍽️ Use Leaves, stems, and seedsBright, citrusy flavour — excellent in salads, curries, and garnishes 🌱 Sowing Info…
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🌿 “I Love Coriander… But It Never Grows!”
🌱 A familiar problem… A fellow plot holder recently said: “I love coriander but I never seem to get it to grow.” It’s a common frustration — but honestly, coriander…
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🌱 Seedling Update — 24 Hours Under the Grow Light
Just 24 hours under the grow light and you can already see how quickly these seedlings develop. On the left are courgettes (Cucurbita pepo) — already pushing out those familiar broad seed…
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🌿 Organic Growing — What Does It Mean on Our Allotments?
I was sent this recently by a fellow allotment holder and thought it might be of interest: Accelerating Conversion to Organic Farming in Scotland Wednesday, May 13 • 5 PM…
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🌱 Seed Starting Under Artificial Lights (Simple Cupboard Setup)
A simple, reliable way to raise strong seedlings at home There’s been a bit of interest recently in starting seeds under artificial lights — so I thought I’d share my…
