I am now a proper allotmenteer!!

I am feeling rather chuffed with this purchase of a basket for my bike. The basket is removable and reasonably large. Plenty of room for collecting crops for tea! I can now cycle to the plot and collect a reasonable quantity of crops. Cycling with a plastic bag hung over your arm is not good for your circulation!



Tonight I brought back new potatoes, baby carrots and swede, herbs, the last of the strawberries and some wind-fallen apples. Our lottie neighbour also gave us 2 cucumbers.

Dinner and sweetpea delights

Wahoo we can finally have a full meal with this years crops. Baby carrots, broad beans and new potatoes. We will be having this delightful harvest with sausage in onion gravy (our onions) and the strawberries for dessert.





The sweetpeas are also really taking off. Not edible, but pretty none-the-less.



I am really impressed with this variety - 'cupani'. These were grown as a trial to see if we could find a suitable variety to use on tables at our wedding next year. They are a deep dark red colour. Many flowers per stem as well. We could be onto a winner with these!