Category Archives: Harvest
Taking the pea
I found one remaining pea pod, I think something else has had a chew at it though. It rattles, might keep it for next year.
Too many tomatoes
It’s not been a good year for tomatoes. The plants have done well, but the actual tomatoes haven’t ripened at all. They’re just green balls of stomach ache now.
Mr Bean
Beans are easy to grow, but if you don’t plant them in the correct place, they can be a bit hard to harvest. I did put up a nice bamboo frame, but then got mixed up with what beans I’d … Continue reading
An a-maize-ing cornucopia of corn
This week I discover the sweetcorn has done rather well. Continue reading
Mega potato harvest
Potatoes are the easiest thing to grow on an allotment. There’s all sorts of fussing and tales people have about how you’re supposed to do it. Dig a trench, fill it with well rotted manure, chit your potatoes, don’t chit … Continue reading