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Mark's Veg Plot
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A blog about gardening, food, cookery, travels and family - specializing in home-grown fruit, vegetables and herbs.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1426 )
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Pork and Beans: a Variation on the Theme.
Isn't it funny how any part of the pig seems to go well when cooked with beans? This is my latest variation on the theme --- Chorizo and Black Pudding in a... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Harvest Monday - 7th July 2014
I've had a nice varied harvest this week. It included the last of my Broad Beans - this little batch of 530g:They are individually not very impressive - the las... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Garden Share Collective - July 2014
Well, if May was a planting month, June was certainly a harvesting month. It was the month in which I got my first big harvests of the year. Stars of the show... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Potatoes. Not All Good-looking Ones!
This year I have been trying several varieties of potato that I have not grown before, just to see what they are like, and to judge whether they are ones I woul... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
The King is Dead. Long Live the King!
I'm trying hard to achieve seamless succession of the salad crops this year (hence the title of my post). I have already written several times about my lettuces... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Some Strange Tomatoes
The weedkiller contamination in my compost is causing a few deformities in my tomatoes. However, looking on the bright side, at least it looks as if I will get... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
The Net Effect
My garden is mostly covered in nets now. Not beautiful, but necessary. I am beginning to notice Cabbage White butterflies in significant quantities now, and I... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Another Way to Eat Broad Beans
Broad Beans are definitely "In Season" in my garden right now. Here's another way to eat them...The main ingredient of this meal was actually not Broad Beans,... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Flowers!
Here we are with some more evidence that Mark's Veg Plot is gradually widening its range of plants...This is the Hydrangea that my friend Rosemary gave me for m... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Harvest Monday - 30th June 2014
Despite the issues caused by contaminated compost, it is not all bad news in my garden! The Strawberries are producing some fine fruit. Read more
Posted on 30 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Second Thoughts
Regular readers will be aware of the problems I have been having with compost contaminated with weedkiller of some sort. My initial diagnosis was that the... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Chillis
I haven't written about my chillis very much recently. I'll put that right...Most of my plants (and not just the chillis) were damaged in a big hailstorm about ... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
A Progress Report - Late June
Among the many reasons why I write this blog is the fact that it gives me a good record of what has happened amd when - it is in effect a garden diary. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Broad Beans (again)
The Broad Bean is one of the few vegetables that seems to have remained predominantly seasonal - in other words, apart from the frozen ones that are available... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Cooking the First of the Broad Beans
A few days ago I harvested the first of my "Stereo" Broad Beans, and I want to describe here how we ate them.Well, the first thing to say is that we did not... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Broad Bean "Stereo"
This past week I harvested the first of my "Stereo" Broad Beans."Stereo" seems to be almost universally described as an "unusual" type of Broad Bean. Read more
Posted on 24 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Harvest Monday - 23rd June 2014
Last week I reported that I had picked the first few of my Strawberries, but had been unable to show you a photo of them. Well, this week I have real evidence! Read more
Posted on 23 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Contaminated Compost
The other day I was singing the praises of some composted stable manure that I bought earlier in the year, but I have changed my tune now. I am fairly sure... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
What's in the Garden Today?
The Philadelphus is late flowering this year. Normallly I expect it to flower in mid-May, but this year it has been about 3 weeks later than usual. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Raising the Roof
As you probably know, I'm growing Carrots and Parsnips in my big Woodblocx raised bed. Well, their foliage had become so luxuriant that it was pushing up agains... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME