Paving slabs, garlic and a bumper harvest

I have been scouring the local freecycle and freegle groups for weeks now on the lookout for anything that I could use at the allotment, and recently I put up a wanted ad for paving slabs. I had just about given up waiting for a response when out of the blue I had an email with a phone number saying 'I have paving slabs - give me a call.' So I did, and I am now the happy recipient of 12.5 60cmx60cmx5cm paving slabs.

Glut instinct: Allotment chutney

It seems that July and August are famous in gardening circles for the regular gluts of vegetables - one year I had more runner beans than I could give away. This year I have had a glut of courgettes, in two varieties - the more common green ones and the less familiar yellow variety.

Allotment chutney ready to be stored

We have potatoes!

This is just a very quick blog to update you on progress at Plot 6.

One of the first things I planted was a couple of packs of potatoes - in fact the last two packs that Poundland in Bicester had in stock... Ever since I have been eager to dig up a couple and see how they've done.