Its asparagus season again and the third year since we planted ours in the garden. The harvest is small but every few days we have a handful of asparagus spears ready to eat. They are so good they need little done to them, so we have been lightly steaming them or eating them topped with…
Category: Allotment
Giving up the Allotment
Time is at a premium in our household at the moment and finding any time to do anything other than look after the children is a real issue. Our weekends are now generally reserved for family time which is somewhat precious and something has to give somewhere. With this in mind we have decided to…
Pears, Plums and Apples
We are getting towards the end of our fruit season now with the summer fruits being well and truly over. We have a limited harvest of plums this year but lots of pears. They are the yellow variety that you can test for ripeness by twisting them on the tree. If ready they fall off…
The First Plums
The raspberries have been coming thick and fast for the last month but are now finally just starting to come to an end. There is always another crop ready to take its place with the first of the plums just starting to become ready. We have 4 plum trees in the garden, both yellow plums…
Strawberries
We picked the first strawberries last week and since then we have had a punnet full every day. Usually I would make jam with the surplus but with 2 hungry toddlers in the house this year the strawberries are eaten as fast as they can be picked. I am lucky to get one of two…
Sowing Seeds
I have been busy in the garden sowing my vegetable seeds. At the weekend the courgettes, squash and pumpkin seeds went in. I have also planted peppers and tomatoes and have started off the first batch of lettuces. I tend to sow lettuces every week so get a continuous crop throughout the summer. In the…
The First Asparagus Harvest
Asparagus is a crop that requires a lot of patience. Three years ago I planted the asparagus crowns and have watered them, weeding around them and mulched them, taking care not to damage the plants. This week I was rewarded with the first asparagus harvest. It may be small but they were certainly tasty. I…
Allotment Progress: Getting Back on Track
On finding out that our allotment plot is safe from potential development we are now faced with getting the rather overgrown plot back under control. Last weekend we spent a couple of hours working on the plot to cut down the long grass, something which was considerably easier using our new brush cutter. It now…
Springtime in the Garden
With the weather starting to get a little better and having some let up from the constant rain I am aware there are lots of things to be done in the garden. This weekend I had a rare couple of hours without the children so started to get to work on preparing the vegetable patch…