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Competition Winning Pumpkin and the Consequent Glut…..!

The allotment we belong to holds an annual Halloween pumpkin growing competition. We’d never grown a pumpkin before, but thought we’d enter and have...

Growing Leeks

The Leek , is one of our hardiest and most versatile vegetables. A member of the onion family it closely related to elephant garlic....

A cold allotment day

Finally it is cold now, the perfect weather to do some autumn/winter digging. Unfortunately though the soil is still very wet so managed to...

Chilli Mania.

  I always grow a few chilli plants as I like spicy food and I think the plants look lovely. This year the wider world...

Crazy veggie bake

It is crazy for more than one reason. Firstly I have never made it before, just opened the fridge and had a sudden thought....

Grow and Harvest Fresh Green Peas

The garden podded or shelling pea is a favourite in the vegetable garden, and growing peas is recommended even for the novice gardener....