We’ve just been to the allotment to put up frames for Runner beans and Climbing French Beans. I’ll sow the seed sometime next week, now that the weather is becoming warmer. Seed germination has been very slow in the cold, … Continue reading →
It’s time to sow seeds of Spinach, Spinacia oleracea. This is a crop that rapidly bolts (runs to seed) in hot, sunny weather, so it’s a good idea to sow it early and often, so you have a succession of … Continue reading →
Although I grow lots of salads on my allotment I like to have some standby salad ingredients at home. In the autumn, winter and spring I grow various salad leaves in my unheated greenhouse. These salads include pea shoots, grown … Continue reading →