The one and only problem with the allotment is that it's either all or nothing. With a bit of careful planning and regular sowing of seeds you can spread the season out a bit, but it doesn't always work. Despite growing 3 different varieties of Strawberries, which should, in theory, all crop at slightly different times, it doesn't seem to have worked out like that this year and despite trying to eat nothing but strawberries for breakfast for the past couple of weeks, the plants have still been winning. half an hour on the plot Friday afternoon yielded this little lot and there's no way I'm going to be able to plow my way through all of them before they turn to mush. There's only one option then and that's jam. Not that I'm going to complain about that, because come the middle of winter, when it's cold wet and miserable, I'll be able to pop the lid off a jar of allotment jam and dollop it thickly into my porridge, or lather it on to a home made scone, and I'll instantly be transported back to today. Beautiful!
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Paul PerrattOld enough to know better, young enough to still feel invincible, stupid enough to keep on trying the same thing again and again. Cyclist, Gardener, Runner, Hiker, Cook, Woodworker, Engineer, Jack of all trades and master of none, Anti social old git and all round miserable bugger. Archives
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