All the latest ‘From Plot to Pot’
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Courgette – Cucurbita pepo
🌿 Overview A reliable and productive summer vegetable, courgettes are one of the easiest crops to grow — and often one of the most abundant! A single plant can produce a…
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🥒 Courgettes Growing Too Fast?
A question from one of our growers this week: “Has anyone started courgettes this year please? I’ve planted some at home in a propagator, which started growing very fast. They…
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From Plot to Pot – Site Structure
🌱 The Plot (Growing) 🍳 The Pot (Cooking & Using) 🧰 Tools & Tips (Shared Knowledge Hub) 🐝 Wildlife & Environment 📅 Seasonal & Updates 🔗 Links & Resources
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🌿 Main Vegetable Families
Here’s a handy list of the main botanical families of the common vegetables that I grow on the allotment. Knowing the family group will help you with deciding on crop…
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🌿 Perpetual Spinach (Leaf Beet)
📦 Overview 🌱 Why it’s in the Seed Bank A staple crop — reliable, productive, and easy to grow. This is one of those seeds I like to keep on…
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Growing Perpetual Spinach in a No-Dig Bed
🌿 A reliable green for the plot Perpetual spinach is one of those crops that quietly earns its place on the allotment. It’s not a true spinach, but a type…
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🌸 The Pear Tree Has Blossom
There’s something quietly exciting about this moment — the pear tree has come into blossom 🌸 After a long winter and plenty of wind, it’s great to see the tree…
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🥬 Shirley’s Organic Spinach Noodles
A simple, satisfying way to use fresh spinach There’s something very rewarding about turning a bag of freshly picked spinach into something completely different — in this case, vibrant green…
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Steve’s Cavolo Nero and Black eyed bean Pasta
🍝 Steve’s Cavolo Nero & Black-Eyed Bean Pasta (Tuscan-style with a smoky chilli kick) Serves: 2 generous portionsPrep time: 10 minsCook time: 25 mins 🌿 Ingredients 180–200 g pasta (fusilli,…
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Broccoli Seed Pods — Eat Them or Sprout Them
🥦 Broccoli Seed Pods — Eat Them or Sprout Them Originally shared July 2023 If you leave broccoli plants in the ground long enough, they eventually bolt and produce flowers…
