My allotment Jun 2020.

1.tomatoes under the bell and phlox.


2.dahlias in memory of my grandmother


3. Salvia/Common sage.
It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region.


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5.- cucumbers under the bell
- dahlias
- thyme
- lovage


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7.Thyme


8.Thyme


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12. raspberry


13. Three sisters planting: corn, beans, pumpkin.


14. corn, peas.


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16. dahlias


17. potatoes, onions


18. blueberry


19. blueberry


20. redcurrant...eaten by birds!


21. blackcurrant


22. blackcurrant


23. potatoes


24. horse manure...not to use horse manure on flowering plants!
Use it on non-flowering corn, potatoes, garlic, and lettuce; but not on tomatoes, peppers, flowers, and such.
If you have a source of fairly fresh manure in volume, consider using it as a hot bed as an alternative, making use of the warmth whilst rotting down.


25. asparagus


26.onions


27. gooseberry


28. beans


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33. salad leaves


34. cucumbers under the bell


35. rhubarb, grape


36. figs


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38. - Lovage plants (Levisticum officinale) grow like weeds.
The young leaves of this perennial herb are ideal for adding to salads, soups, stews and potato dishes, while blanched shoots can be eaten as a vegetable, and the roots are edible as a cooked vegetable or raw in salads.
The stalks can be candied like angelica, while dried leaves can be used to make a tea.
- grape
- seedlings

My garden early summer.

Quince!

Strawberry Honeyberry combinations…Coulis?

Most people would call this a coulis.
Unlike jam, the fruit isn't cooked for a coulis, the taste is fresh and intense.

The great advantage of a purée is that you can keep it frozen in small batches, sweetened as much or as little as you like, and then use it for fruit fools, mousses, ice creams and sorbets.
Most fruit can be puréed.
Just put in a blender, with or without sugar, and then store in the freezer in little yoghurt pots or plastic containers for six months or more.
It's that simple - there's no need for a recipe.

How To: Self-Watering Seed Starter Pots

Skruben: How To: Self-Watering Seed Starter Pots:
You need 2 liter bottles,
potting soil,
seeds,
thick string or yarn (either cotton or poly seems to work),
a Phillips screwdriver,
hammer, and
a sharp blade to cut the bottle.

'via Blog this'

My garden

Three sisters planting. Mixed planting garden!

You may have heard of a 'three sisters' garden, which is a traditional native American growing method.
The idea, for the uninitiated, is to intercrop sweetcorn, beans and squash.
The sweetcorn supports the beans, the beans fix nitrogen for the sweetcorn, and the squash mulches the ground, keeping it moist and keeping weeds down.
The mix of plants makes pests less likely to triumph.
It is oft-touted as one of those neat, perfect permaculture-type solutions and so I set out to try it.

Three sisters planting
Peas + radishes + cucumbers;
Garlic + salad + beets;
Cucumbers + salad + Chinese cabbage;
Tomatoes + beans + kohlrabi;
Broccoli + celery + bush beans;
Tomatoes + strawberries + beets;
Tomatoes + salad + dill;
Carrots + garlic + peas;
Potatoes + dill + late ripe cabbage;
Cucumbers (on the north side on the trellis) + carrots + onions;
Tomatoes + bush beans + radish.


The best partners for:
corn: beans, pumpkin, cucumbers, melons.
peppers: carrots, cucumbers, basil, dill, coriander, onions.
cucumbers: corn, legumes, lettuce, radishes, cabbage, sunflower.
broccoli: beets, beans, celery, onions, lettuce.
tomatoes: cucumbers, carrots, garlic, onions, parsley.
eggplant: hot pepper, catnip, beans.
onions: carrots, lettuce, strawberries, cabbage.
potatoes: watermelons, cabbage, beans, beets, lettuce, radishes.
white cabbage: celery, hyssop, beans, thyme.

Snails and Slugs

- mint, sage, lemon balm, monarda, hyssop or rosemary - help drive away slugs