Tag Archives: salad

Spring Cleaning.

Posted on May 5, 2015 by batmanhasanallotment

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 →

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Spring Food: Herb Omelette

Posted on April 14, 2015 by batmanhasanallotment

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 →

Posted in Allotment, Cooking | Tagged flowers, herbs, psb, recipe, salad, spring | 2 Comments

Showdown.

Posted on October 19, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

It’s been an entire year on our plot (I know, I can’t believe it either) and almost a year with this blog. Ian and I have worked very hard, and are now enjoying the fruits (and vegetables) of our labour. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged beans, beetroot, chard, chili, cucumber, flowers, fruit, garlic, kale, leeks, onions, peas, potato, potatoes, psb, radishes, redcurrants, rhubarb, salad, spinach, sprouts, squash, strawberries, tomato | 4 Comments

Harvest Feast

Posted on August 14, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

My lovely friend is leaving the country, and as a goodbye dinner, I made a selection of mezze from our allotment harvest. We had rosemary roast potatoes (no recipe needed), pitta bread (store bought) and butternut squash falafel. Soak 1 … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Impulse Purchases

Posted on March 30, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

With the beautiful weather, this weekend saw a flurry of activity on our plot. Yesterday, we forked and raked one of the large beds that we dug over in October and sowed two rows of beetroot and parsnips. We also … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged apple, bbq, beetroot, chard, march, onions, peas, psb, radishes, salad, sowing, spring, sprouts | Leave a comment

Winter Pesto

Posted on February 8, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

The blog has the rather hopeful subtitle “Urban Gardening and Seasonal Cooking”. While we’ve started well on the gardening, we haven’t really grown much yet, which makes the cooking part of the blog mostly obsolete. However, I wanted to show … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Cooking | Tagged dinner, february, garlic, GYO, recipe, salad | 2 Comments

Plot Pictures

Posted on February 2, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

We’ve found enough dry moments to paint the shed. Ian has put up all the shelves on the inside. The rocket and cress from November are happily growing in the greenhouse. And the garlic is thriving in the cold and … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged blueberries, flowers, garlic, lotsofpictures, projects, salad, sowing, winter | 1 Comment

February Plans

Posted on February 1, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

With our shed successfully built, we’re now a little less dependent on dry weather for work on the plot. However, our big project for February, getting the soil ready for sowing and planting, greatly depends on the soil draining. We … Continue reading →

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