Some this, plus some aubergines from the greenhouse, turned into the base of a pretty decent ratatouille for tea!

Most of the early summer fruit is over, but can’t complain that I’m not getting colour of the allotment still!

May not seem a lot, but I’m dead chuffed with this. Have had terrible results from sets over the last few years so switched to seeds and am delighted with the results: my first proper onions!

Allotment veg ‘messy’ briam for tea

Goodness!

The local state school I went to was 135 years old in 1776.

Allotment veg and goats cheese salad for tea!

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Yes, but why is it called elephant garlic?

This week on the allotment I have mostly been carrying water

Pleasing harvest

Garlic harvest a bit underwhelming!

Sweetcorn, squash and cucumbers coming on nicely!

Berry selection and the last small handful of asparagus for this year

Last of the broad beans harvested

Last summer my neighbour tapped something outside. For four months. This year he is cleaning the gravel that covers his front garden. One pebble at a time.

170 of the 195 countries on this planet have annual GDPs of less than 1 trillion dollars.

Unexpectedly moved a shed!

I loved this series of Masterchef: Grace and Anna were excellent hosts and I couldn’t have been more delighted with the fantastic winner (no spoilers here!) every single thing they cooked had me drooling!

I did not need the 4:20 wake up call by my dog being a twat.

Some beans, fresh of the allotment

Had dinner here this week: latingeisha.dk - it was a couple nights ago and still left with a vague sense of perplexity. As Asian/South American fusion places go, this has to be one of the very best- ‘eclectic’ doesn’t do the vibe of the place justice and the food was delicious, if a tad bewildering!

The hottest May temperatures in the uk since records began, and my neighbour is running his tumble dryer. We are fucked as a species.

Broad beans, scapes, asparagus and the first scant handful of strawberries

It’s not perfect, but I do love my allotment plot

Cucumber, sweetcorn and squash in!

Cucumbers, squash and sweetcorn plants ready to go to the allotment

Interesting‘conversation’ with ChatGPT where it confidently and incorrectly made some chemistry up (complete with fabricated refs still). Don’t need to retire just yet!

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Wonderful evening listening to @theunthanks.bsky.social live in Exeter- beautiful!

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Leek scapes are delicious, but elephant garlic makes the greatest scape. I’ll get me jacket.

Slow progress on the big bed due to shoulder injury- but getting there! Should be ready for squash and sweetcorn soon!

Spuds are coming up nicely!

Three rows of beetroot in in front of the runner beans: half golden Detroit, half Egyptian turnip rooted. Grew them in modules first as an experiment this year, rather than direct sowing - time will tell!

The irony of asking my smart speaker to play New Model Army’s 225 is not lost on me!

I find running computational chemistry calculations soothing and relaxing- is that normal or do I need to talk to someone about it?

Elephant garlic coming along nicely!

Love a nice stand of broad beans!

Planted the tomato plants in the allotment greenhouse today

Saw an AI generated tree on our walk this morning!

Not sure what my very favourite thing from the allotment is, but at this time of year you can’t beat fresh asparagus!

Nebraska is Springsteen’s finest album: this is not open to discussion.

Listening to cowboy junkies’ trinity session for the fist time in a while:?is there a more a heartbreakingly beautiful voice than Margot timmins’?

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Has anyone had any joy with growing loofahs for pan scourers? If so, any tips for preparing them?