The frost decorating the plants next to the river Thames.
Parakeets are a common sight round here. They are tremendously fast flyers, overtaking cars travelling at 30 mph, in flocks sometimes 50 strong or more. And they visit back gardens too!
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A late (and final) harvest coming home from the plot. All the plants are dug up now, making these the last squash and courgettes to come home.
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These are flower cuttings to protect by storing in the polytunnel overwinter. Sometimes I need to take cuttings from the cuttings in spring as the original cuttings don’t look so good. It’s one of those jobs I like to get done to avoid starting from scratch each year and needing to buy new plants.
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A Crazy Love dahlia flower freshly watered from the persistent rain yesterday. I enjoy dahlias at this time of year and how they provide colour until the first frosts.
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Three different varieties of dahlias on the plot. They are helping to make up for all the other crops that are looking passed their best!
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Whilst the leaves of the courgettes plants are past their best, the courgettes themselves are still forming. This picking went into making a recipe from Spain called pisto … a delicious courgette stew served with a poached egg topping.
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Freshly dug potatoes from one plant. The variety is picasso, related to cara. The first plant I dug up was not so great with holes in them from a pest, but the plants in the middle of the row are looking much better. Their flavour is great when roasted!
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July Allotment Tour 2021
Growing Garlic
June Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in mid-July 2021, showing what is growing on the plot, the jobs done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
How to grow garlic month by month on a UK allotment, from planting garlic to harvesting, including how to store garlic.
A tour of my allotment in June 2021, showing what’s growing, the jobs I’ve done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
A tour of my allotment in May 2021, showing what’s growing, the jobs I’ve done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
