Category: Allotment Life

Leek & Potato Soup (TWEAKED)

This weekends harvest was the first leeks and our maincrop potatoes, which I have no idea which variety I purchased from our local potato day, but they taste nice so that’s all that matters. Every recipe I ever follow I always tweak, doesn’t matter how esteemed the chef, I love bold boisterous flavours, so the…

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Rocket Gardens Review

I’ve spoken in earlier posts about me being behind this year with sowing and growing due to some large home improvement projects taking over and the torrential rain and floods here in sunny Yorkshire. As I got started with my plot, clearing the beds for new growth it occurred to me that I actually didn’t…

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Delayed Start On The Lottie

Winter was mean to my tiny little plot, the extreme wetness winter brought with it was harsh, water logging the beds and totally wrecking my beautiful reclaimed polytunnel – seriously I could of cried. I had a distraction in the form of volunteering over the Christmas holidays. Where I live totally flooded, so I was…

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