All the latest ‘From Plot to Pot’
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Celery & Turnip Top Soup
Recipe Card: Celery & Turnip Top Soup A winter warmer for a Scottish June A simple green soup made from allotment thinnings, celery and elephant garlic — finished with parmesan…
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Everything you need to know about Topsoil
Topsoil is basically the mineral soil layer from the ground: sand/silt/clay plus some organic matter. It is heavier and more “soil-like” than potting compost. It holds nutrients and moisture better, but…
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Topping up potatoes
The potatoes look very happy now — that top-up has clearly triggered them. I’d leave them alone apart from watering and maybe one more light top-up if stems show. The…
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Making and Possibly Growing Sweet Potato Crisps
Making and Possibly Growing Sweet Potato Crisps 🍠🥔 Sweet potato crisps have become one of my favourite occasional treats. They’re sweet, savoury, and feel just a little bit healthier than…
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A Wander Round the Plots: Tree Spinach, Golden Oregano and a Few Quiet Website Hints
some herbs I didn’t recognise wandering around the plots .. Kim said the one on the right is tree kale?Thought for 8s Yes — I’d say Kim is probably close in…
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Reclaiming a Neglected Garden: Weeds, Volunteers and What Comes Next
That looks very likely to be hedge mustard — Sisymbrium officinale — or a close wild mustard / brassica-family weed. The clues are: It is in the cabbage/mustard family, so it is related to rocket, brassicas,…
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Saving Your Own Phacelia Seed 🌿
Saving Your Own Phacelia Seed 🌿 One of the joys of growing Phacelia tanacetifolia is that it is incredibly attractive to bees and other pollinators – and it’s also very easy to…
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Baking Lemon Drizzle Cake
🍋 Vegetarian Lime Zest Sponge Cake Ingredients For the glaze (optional): Method ✨ This cake is naturally vegetarian. If you’d like it vegan, I can give you an egg-free version too.…
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The allotment “holy trinity”
Carrot, celery, and onion are often referred to as the “holy trinity” or “mirepoix” in cooking and form the base for many delicious dishes, especially in French and Cajun cuisines.…
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Some notes on Companion Planting
can leeks be grown with cabbages Yes, leeks and cabbages can be grown together in a vegetable garden. In fact, planting certain vegetables together can provide benefits such as pest…
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🌊 Using Seaweed on the Allotment
Using seaweed and leaves on your allotment is one of the best low-cost, sustainable ways to enrich soil, improve structure, and feed your crops naturally. Here’s a practical breakdown of how to…
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A Jar of Allotment Pickles
From Plot to Pot: A Jar of Allotment Pickles 🥕🥒🌶️🌸 One of the joys of an allotment is finding yourself with a handful of vegetables that don’t quite make a…