Nick has written in with the following question…
My potatoes flowered and the flowers have produced what look like tomatoes. Is this to be expected?
Ask Adam #7: You say tomato, I say potato…
Author: Adam Leone
Hello my name's Adam and I'm a 20-something gardener, blogger and proud allotment holder here in London, UK.
I love growing my own vegetables and experimenting in the the kitchen. My ideal Saturday or Sunday includes working up a sweat at my allotment in the morning, followed by a cup of tea admiring the views.
I've had an allotment for around 10 years now and I show no signs of stopping.
The different ways to use a wheelie bin in the garden or allotment
Most of us have a garden waste wheelie bin at home, but the rules set out by your local council can be confusing – can you put food waste in there?What about small amounts of soil? Small twigs and branches…?
Minted potato salad
BBQ season is well and truly underway and this is the last potato salad recipe you’ll ever need…Probably…
Ask Adam #6: If you could do it all again…
Richard from Sharpen Your Spades has written in with the following:
If you were to take on a new allotment plot now, what would you do differently? What have you learned and experienced that would lead your approach to developing the allotment?
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Acknowledging the half way mark
As the old saying goes “Rome wasn’t built in a day” – and it’s exactly the same with allotments and gardening.
