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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Leafy Greens are good for you..
The spinach and the perpetual spinach that was cut back had all bolted dramatically when I returned today so i cut it all back again— the leafy green parts are still…
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Creeping Onions
I found these creeping onion bulbs in a bag ..they looked alive and ready to go — not ideal that they’ve sprouted in a bag, but actually quite usable. Creeping…
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a Eurasian collared dove.
That’s a Eurasian collared dove. The giveaway features are the pale beige-grey body, slim black bill, long narrow tail, and especially the black half-collar on the back/sides of the neck. Very common around houses, gardens,…
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A Bee Lawn in the Making
The clover has established beautifully in patches rather than taking over completely, which is ideal. You’ve got a proper bee lawn developing there. The white clover flowers are nectar-rich and provide an…
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Midsummer in the Kitchen Garden
Midsummer in the Kitchen Garden The longest days of the year are here, and the kitchen garden is beginning to find its rhythm. The peas have reached the netting and…
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Elderflower Champagne: A More Controlled Method Using EC-1118 Yeast
Elderflower Champagne: A More Controlled Method Using EC-1118 Yeast There are few homemade drinks quite as magical as elderflower champagne when it works well. Light, floral, fizzy and faintly wild,…
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Thinning Out the Kitchen Garden
Thinning Out the Kitchen Garden: Lettuce, Carrots, Kohlrabi and Turnips One of those small but important jobs in the kitchen garden is thinning out. It can feel a bit brutal…
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Turnip Top Pesto – A Kitchen Garden’s Best-Kept Secret? 🥬🫙🌱
Most of us grow turnips for the roots and barely give the leaves a second thought. In fact, many gardeners remove the tops and put them straight onto the compost…
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What Is Balsamic Vinegar?
How Do I Use Balsamic Vinegar? I have to admit that, until recently, my main use for balsamic vinegar was in a caramelised onion tart. It turns out I had…
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Elderflower, Gooseberries and a Taste of Early Summer
Elderflower, Gooseberries and a Taste of Early Summer Elderflower has a very particular place in the year. One day the trees are just green hedgerow background, and then suddenly they…
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Letting the Clover Flower
So gradually improving lawn.. removed a lot of dandelion and have been cutting regularly .. however decided to leave and allow clover to establish… the lawn is now attracting lots…