Leggy dwarves
Nothing on our allotment has received as much praise and admiration as our French beans. (Nothing else on our allotment has received any praise or admiration). Snaking up the bamboo canes their purple...
View ArticleThe ladies love an aphid…
The blackfly have arrived. One day, nothing, the next there are aphid armies amassed on the broad beans (so much for the nasturtium distractions). But where there are aphids there will also be aphid...
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Its a bug’s life on the broad beans
Our broad bean plants have taken a battering this year. As seedlings they were bitten by frost and nibbled to near destruction by slugs. Then, having pulled through those traumas, the blackfly, pea...
View ArticlePeas, beans, pods and tops
Peas bulging in their pods are one of the allotment’s biggest temptations. It’s not easy to walk on by without popping out the tiny green bullets and loading them raw into your mouth, thus never...
View ArticleLast of the broad bean show
After a shaky start it turned out to be a good year for our broad beans. Allied to the fact that Rich DOESN’T LIKE THEM and I’ve been feeding the family fava beans all summer. But their time is now...
View ArticleBunch of fives: runner beans
Even in the most challenging of years for veg growing (ie. this year) you can always rely on your runner beans for a hearty harvest. Here are five reasons why we relish the runners… 1. Running rampant...
View ArticleThe pea that thinks it’s an asparagus…
One of the more interesting packs of seeds we received from our seedy penpal, Hayley (@fleurmania), was asparagus pea. Neither an asparagus or a pea, it’s actually a bean with something of an identity...
View ArticleOur new year’s gardening resolutions
The plot lies dormant, a diseased holly tree sawn from the garden crackles on the log fire and our heads are beginning to fog with the spicy essences of mulled alcohol. A perfect moment to reflect on...
View ArticleAn interview with… Kerry Godliman
Kerry Godliman is one of Britain’s most versatile performers, starring in Bad Move, Derek and After-Life, along with appearances on Live at the Apollo and numerous comedic panel shows including Mock...
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