I haven’t had any runner beans for several weeks. I’m not sure why they paused production, though I suspect the prolonged dry weather may have had something to do with it. I thought for a … more →
Mellow fruitfulnessNatalie wrote 1 week ago: I love planning. A new note book and pencil, a pile of books and the lap top to help with the resear … more →
Natalie wrote 2 weeks ago: As this blog is new, this is a summary of the growing year. Nexts years, I hope, will be a bit bette … more →
gardenoflettuce wrote 2 weeks ago: Life is busy just now and I am waiting for an opportunity to curl up in front of the fire with the s … more →
Nip it in the bud wrote 1 month ago: Waiting in for our friends from Australia to arrive a few weeks ago I made a second batch of runner … more →
orwelldiaries wrote 1 month ago: Very still, warm & fairly sunny. A very few spots of rain in the evening. Ground greatly sodden, … more →
mellowfruitfulness wrote 1 month ago: I haven’t had any runner beans for several weeks. I’m not sure why they paused productio … more →
pottingshedder wrote 1 month ago: Sunday brunch with quail eggs and the works There’s a nip in the air at 6am, and the apple tre … more →
Nip it in the bud wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been eating a lot of salad in the last week or two. Perhaps it’s the sunshine. I … more →
Gardora wrote 2 months ago: Regularly pick fast maturing vegetables, such as runner beans, courgettes, cucumbers, peppers and to … more →
mutteringsfromthemoor wrote 2 months ago: Today didn’t get off to a great start. I turned on my computer only to find that during the night it … more →
Nip it in the bud wrote 2 months ago: ‘Everything runner bean’ sounded like a good place to start while searching for a chutne … more →
orwelldiaries wrote 2 months ago: Have not been able to keep up the diary owing to travelling to & fro, dislocation caused by the … more →
Nip it in the bud wrote 2 months ago: We left Germany yesterday after 6 days of scorching sunshine to find Britain still under a perpetual … more →
Nip it in the bud wrote 2 months ago: There are three reasons why I don’t freeze allotment veg 1) there isn’t usually the nee … more →
Simon wrote 3 months ago: I can’t believe it’s been so long since the last update of the plot. Well actually I can … more →
Ian Fischer wrote 3 months ago: I got back last week from a week away on holiday. A quick visit to the allotment on Friday evening a … more →
charlieb3c wrote 3 months ago: So on the way home from work, N and I met up at our allotment to dig up what seems like ten tons of … more →
beeinthecity wrote 3 months ago: They have taken over the front garden! Runner beans compared to the shrub (in background) - they … more →
Paul wrote 3 months ago: It’s been a while since we updated – sorry about that! We’ve just had dinner which … more →