Over the last few weeks we have been harvesting the crops on the allotment. Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, potatoes, onions, broad beans, spinach and courgettes too. The rhubarb also continues to be pulled occasionally.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Soaking Rain - summer on its way. Re today, preparing the gardens for their next display. The weather in New England has been perfect for my plants this spring. Tuesday, May 11, 2010. These are right of the camera. I gravitate towards yellow and purples,.

A MINI VEG ADVENTURE! 5 July, 2008. A big hello from OPSP. It seems like ages since I last wrote about our veg adventure. I have been busy looking at all my fellow plotters and I must say I am very jealous of all those delicious looking crops and all those lovely large allotments! Just a quick thank you to Chez Ceridwen.

The Great Big Veg Challenge. Collecting our prize from the Mayor. As the school year comes to an end, our last session was all about finishing off. We brought our tomatoes out of the greenhouse to try and survive the summer outside. Very healthy looking pepper plants were given to the children to take home and onions and potatoes were shared out amongst everyone too.

My garlic growing has progressed over the years due to its relative success. Bung them in during late autumn and you can pretty much leave them alone until their leaves go yellow during the summer and its time to harvest. That said, the cloves have never been that big.