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Author Archives: batmanhasanallotment
Herb Bread
Spring always inspires me to use these first fresh shoots that grow in the garden and elsewhere. On a traditional Easter Sunday walk I picked some wild garlic, and used ittogether with spring onion and parsley. For this bread you … Continue reading
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Waking up from hibernation!
Oh hey, I didn’t see you over there. Fancy meeting you here – it’s been a while. *casually sips white wine* It’s been a busy few months for Ian and me – we have moved from our city flat to … Continue reading
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What to do with all these… Courgettes?
This is the first post in what might become a series. Every allotment owner is familiar with the courgette glut. A single plant can easily produce 5 courgettes in a week under the right conditions. However, because conditions aren’t always … Continue reading
Preserving Summer.
I’m very lucky to have a good friend who enjoys canning and preserving just as much as I do, and we usually have a few days a year where we share the work and the spoils. After harvesting a good … Continue reading
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Back home!
After a wonderful summer diversion in Sweden, Germany and Ethiopia, we’re now back in England. Just four hours after our flight touched down, we went down to the plot to see what had happened to all our little plants. Luckily we … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, beetroot, courgette, cucumber, flowers, greenhouse, GYO, lotsofpictures, peas, redcurrants, squash
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“The Great British Summer”
The last few weeks have been an excellent example of British summer weather. Late May was cool, with quite a bit of rain and drizzle. June started out very cool, with nights dipping below 5°C. This was compounded by gale … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning.
I think our first year on the plot was pretty successful overall – we planted things, we grew things and then we ate things. However, we struggled with some of our more tender crops, and lost a fair few plants … Continue reading
Spring Food: Herb Omelette
With all these lovely new shoots everywhere, it is hard to believe that among gardeners, the months of April and May are also known as “the hungry gap”. This is a stark disconnect with everyday supermarket shopping. We see the … Continue reading
Black Gold
The long free days over easter saw a flurry of activity on our plot. First we built a couple of raised beds and filled them with compost. This involved taking out the rotten down compost of our first dalek (the … Continue reading
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Batman has an Allotment! 