Growing your own.
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The growing season has really kicked into gear with the recent mix of warm sunny days and frequent heavy showers. The allotment is thriving and over the past few days there has been a flood of produce from the plot to the table. I’m only the occasional helper when it comes to the allotment - it’s Dulcie, my partner, who is the keen gardener! Growing vegetables is a passion of hers and it really is amazing to see how tiny seeds are sown and nurtured through the early part of the year, turning into strong healthy plants that are planted out to the allotment where they produce vegetables of all shapes and sizes. |
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allotment shed |
It’s amazing just how much produce can be taken from a small suburban allotment. Our medium sized plot amounts to no more than 50 square metres and this produces enough to keep us going through the winter. A dedicated chest freezer out in the garage is used to store all the vegetables harvested and not consumed immediately - all blanched and bagged and ready to use when needed. There is a lot of hard work but the rewards and sense of satisfaction to be had certainly make it worthwhile!