Yesterday I lifted my crop of Oca tubers from the allotment: a good harvest of tubers, nearly a bucket full, weighing a stone (14lb or 6.35kg), from twelve plants. I started off with just five tubers in spring 2014. I … Continue reading →
Cold north-west winds are bringing showers of rain and, later, perhaps a little sleet or snow. It’s a day for staying indoors in front of a fire. But outside the kitchen window, dried seedheads of Hollyhocks move in the breeze … Continue reading →
As autumn advances the garden is slipping from summer into winter mode. On the allotment, I’ve taken down all the bean frames and dug out the squash, courgette and sweetcorn plants and even the Cosmos and Dahlia flowers are looking … Continue reading →