Wednesday 10 June 2020

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

Saturday 23 May 2020

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.