Some photos from April in the Allotment. A beautiful time of year with all the different blossom!
April in the Allotment
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Hedgehog in Allotment
A hedgehog has been seen in the allotment this morning!
March Recipe – Salmon and sorrel sauce
Saumon à l’oseille is a popular French dish served in bistros across the country at this time of year when sorrel is...
Joe celebrates 54 years as a plotholder!
On Friday evening Joe Callanan and a few fellow plotholders held an impromptu party to celebrate the anniversary of...
First Impressions – a year with an allotment
The phone call came out of the blue. 'Dad, I have taken on an allotment, would you like to give me a hand?' 'Yes of...
2012 A difficult year
2012 has proved the most difficult year in the allotment that any of us can remember. We lost our first - and...
Smitham Allotments take the prizes
Another successful year for Smitham Allotments! Newcomers Aneko and Colin won two cups at the Coulsdon and District...
November Recipe – Paula’s Butternut Squash Jalfrezi
Butternut Squash Jalfrezi Serves 4 This recipe is a favourite of Mary's friend Paula over on a visit from Ireland this...
New resident
Jan and Julie have discovered a new resident among the raised beds....
October Recipe – Borlotti Bean Soup
This year I grew borlotti beans instead of runner beans and they have been magnificient! So pretty, abundant and...
September Recipe – pickled pears
What a year was 2011 for fruit, particularly apples and pears. Apples store better than pears and seem to be more...
August Recipe – Courgette, green beans and tomatoes
This month is when the produce really starts to take off and we get those duller days when we're sick of salad and...
July Recipe – Asparagus peas and mangetout
Up until now I have grown asparagus pea only because they look pretty. I was unsure how to cook them and found them a...