Vegetarian Foods Archive

After three years of moving  into our new home, I have neglected the garden plot.  Every time I went out, my heart sunk for different reasons and I seemed to have fallen out of love with gardening and growing my own vegetables.  However, this year will be different.  I said that last year and the year before, but this time really it will be different as progress has been made.   But before I share progress in my garden plot, I am partly writing this post to coincide with  Harvest Monday   with my offering of overwintering Rainbow Swiss Chard from the garden. I used some of it early in the month for a Black Bean Chile , this however will be used for a quick Indian style vegetable curry.  Also by joining in with Harvest Monday, I am hoping my love for growing vegetables will be reignited. Various courgettes The greenhouse is spilling with seedlings.  I have had to halt my seed sowing as there is a lack of space and weather forecast...

Its almost a month ago, when  I showed you progress in the garden plot.   Today a little more as some plants have gone into the ground, but many plants are still in pots. Before I go further, I have to admit these photographs were taken last week before the rain came pouring down and much more has grown and sprouted since, including the weeds! The climbing bean frames are finally up Beneath these are climbing purple beans, the yellow beans and runner beans have not yet germinated, partly because the seeds were old and partly because I sowed them late, but I am hoping for some more.  On the bean frame at the back are Climbing Alderman Peas.   These are supposed to be two rows of potatoes, but only one row has come up strong, the other is slowly.  Some of the courgette plants have gone into the ground.  I will have one patch packed with all sorts of courgettes and patty pan. Here are some more courgettes in the greenhouse ready to be p...

I cannot remember the last time I wrote about the allotment garden plot, b ut the last two weekends, we have been working hard in it, taking advantage of the long Bank Holiday and the sunshine. So much has changed in the garden since we got it -  click here if you want to see how it was when we first got it. The ground has been thoroughly cleared of weeds, except for the grass tangled amongst these chives.   The bees will love the chive flower heads when they bloom.  We have already seen a few bees in the garden dipping and diving into the apple blossom and broad bean flowers, which are the  only vegetable plant that has gone into the ground so far.  D moved the been climbing frame trellis to a new part of the allotment garden plot in readiness to receive some climbing green, purple and yellow beans soon.  In the space in front of it, he will also make me a some climbing wigwams or tee pees to accommodate more climbing beans.    Lo...