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Butternut Squash Soup

3 months ago by Katie

It's currently the middle of January and Winter is still here with the extra bonus of a biting cold wind. I headed up the allotment early one morning to do a few tasks and I was looking forward to a special lunch time treat. You just can't beat coming inside t...

Planting Garlic in a Container

5 months ago by Katie

I've had the allotment for 4 years now and I've attempted to grow garlic twice in the past, both times it failed miserably and part of me blames the heavy clay soil we have here in the South. The Winters have been wet, damp and grey and garlic hates to be sat ...

One last attempt at Garlic

6 months ago by Katie

Everyone has that one crop that they've tried endlessly to grow but for some strange reason it just doesn't go to plan and mine just so happens to be garlic. I absolutely love garlic and have always had that dream to grow my own but after failing at it twice I...

Blackcurrant Cake

8 months ago by Katie

What do you do when you only have a handful of blackcurrants? Make a cake of course! My blackcurrant harvest was a tad rubbish this year, I was too late in harvesting them and unfortunately most of my crop were either over ripe or had ended up on the gr...

The First Salad Harvest

12 months ago by Katie

About a month ago some little tomato and lettuce seedlings came on the 4 hour journey with me in my car on one of my many visits to Wales. I planted them up in the greenhouse, watered them in and left them in the supervision of Charles and his Mum. There's 3 '...

Worth the Wait

1 year ago by Katie

Plot 15c is very slowly getting ready for the growing year ahead with only one exception... the purple sprouting broccoli. It's been happily growing away since sowing the seeds a year ago and it's the last remaining crop on the allotment. I've been harv...

The Last of the Kale

1 year ago by Katie

Back from Wales and back up the allotment! I certainly wasn't going to let the rain put me off, I desperately wanted to check everything was okay and there were a few small jobs to do as well. Plus I had to harvest some of my curly kale to add to our sausage a...

A Family Effort

1 year ago by Katie

When you grow your own produce there are days when you have to plan your meals around what is ready which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, the best thing about Winter veg is the option of picking whenever you want, the vegetables often stay stored in t...

Autumn is Coming!

2 years ago by Katie

So I'm back in Wales and it looks like all you English southerners have been basking in glorious sunshine whilst we've had rain, mist and sunny patches. Not that it matters when you have great company :) It finally feels like Autumn is creeping in though an...

Carrots and Cabbages

2 years ago by Katie

Carrots are one of those staple vegetables and although they are cheap to buy in the shops you just can't beat homegrown ones. I was sent up the allotment to harvest a few bits for our roast dinner and I was a little bit excited to see how my carrots were doin...

Back up the Allotment…

2 years ago by Katie

It's been over 3 weeks since I last laid my eyes on Plot 15C and I was dreading the first visit when I returned back to Hampshire on Friday, so much in fact that I didn't pop up there until Sunday! I've relied on the weather to do the watering for me and was e...

The First New Potatoes!

2 years ago by Katie

It's July and even though it's been a pretty wet and cold one it's time to harvest the first of my new potatoes, one the best days of the year! You just can't beat homegrown jersey royals with melted butter and some freshly picked broad beans to eat with them....

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Butternut Squash Soup

Planting Garlic in a Container

One last attempt at Garlic

Blackcurrant Cake

The First Salad Harvest

Worth the Wait

The Last of the Kale

A Family Effort

Autumn is Coming!

Carrots and Cabbages

Back up the Allotment…

The First New Potatoes!

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