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More weeding and watering. Tried a pea pod and they getting there. I’ll be picking some in about week I should think. Everything’s growing, even though we haven’t had rain since….. I can’t even remember it’s been so long. The … Continue reading →

Made Gooseberry jam today. Yummy. I made 1 jar in my bread machine, so if you have a bread machine check if it has a jam cycle, and if it does they should have a jam recipe, just change the … Continue reading →

Picked some purple radish today and had a couple for lunch. Wow they were hot!! But very tasty. Apparently we were supposed to have rain today. It’s 4.41pm and so far no sign of any. It’ll miss us again. More … Continue reading →

Can’t believe how fast the year has gone. Cycled again to the allotment today. Mark had the car again! Very energetic of me. It’s only a 15 minute walk away though, so not far. More raging war on the weeds. … Continue reading →

Cycled to the allotment today as Mark had the car. I picked all my broad beans, podded and froze them when I got home. They managed to get black fly on them. Next year I’ll plant them in January/February, and … Continue reading →

We had rain this morning wow!! Didn’t last for long though and wasn’t really hard enough to do anything. Went down the allotment this morning and as there were clouds about it was much cooler. I picked the rest of … Continue reading →

Another hot day at the allotment, so I took is steady. Filmed harvesting your Gooseberries, that should be on next week. Ooh they’re yummy, can’t wait to make jam. I’ll put the recipe on the blog if you want to … Continue reading →

Spent most of the afternoon in the greenhouse. I popped in the house every now and then to see how the football was going, or to have a drink. Very hot in the greenhouse, but I managed to pot up … Continue reading →

Phew!! Another hot and humid day. Getting hotter over the weekend, but Monday looks slightly cooler. Picked enough mangetout for dinner tonight, can’t wait to eat them. Boil for 2 minutes, so they are still crunchy. Also picked the first … Continue reading →

Picked my first 3 courgettes today, and there are loads of little ones growing. Best to pick them smaller rather than larger, much easier to deal with and no big seeds and they don’t taste bitter. Will be using them … Continue reading →