Ann used Barbara’s excess raspberries with foraged sloes to make jam, which not only got first prize in the Banstead Horticultural Society Autumn show but also a blue ribbon awarded for an outstanding exhibit.
Here is the recipe.
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Early summer in the Allotment
Early summer in the allotment. This is the time when we start to harvest: broad beans, cherries and first early...
Spring in the Allotment
Early spring in the allotment means daffodils and blossom, forced rhubarb and digging potato trenches.
February Recipe – Jerusalem Artichokes Three Ways
Jerusalem Artichokes Three Ways I had this as a starter at the Landgate Bistro in Rye and have tweaked it and cooked...
February in the Allotment
It's Wales in the allotment in February - mainly leeks and daffodils!
January in the Allotment
January in the allotment is always quiet, but here are some photos of new and existing life in the allotment.
December in the Allotment
Some photographs from the allotment in December
December Recipe – Winter warmer
A great winter warmer – Jerusalem artichoke soup.
November in the Allotment
Preparing for the darker winter season. Some photos from November in the allotment.
October in the Allotment
Some photographs from the allotment in October
September in the Allotment
Here are some photographs from the allotment taken in September.
August in the Allotment
Here are some photographs from the allotment during August.
Banstead Summer Show
The Banstead Horticultural Society’s Summer Show was held on Saturday 24th July and was a huge success, bringing out a...