Category: Autumn
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Mini Apple Turnovers
The mornings are turning crispy. Not only in the air but underfoot too as the trees prepare for their sunset-coloured finale. Meanwhile at the bottom of the allotment garden, the apple tree whispers “pick me, pick me”. Autumn is a fleeting but special season for many and one that I love to celebrate by cooking comforting…
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How I Made Home Brewed Cider Part 1
Happy Apple Day! Since today is the day that we, in the UK, celebrate the versatile fruit we all love eat, drink and grow, I thought I would share my home-brewing cider process so far.
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September Polytunnel Video Tour
I can’t believe it’s September already and the growing season has almost come to an end! I thought I would do one last tour of the polytunnel (below) to show how the plants have progressed with their new support and water systems in place.
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Allotment Jobs for Autumn
Pune hedges Sow green manure ✅ Prune herbs ✅ Plant Spring bulbs ✅ Remove bindweed (!) Collect leaves for leaf mould ✅ Collect seeds ✅ Sow lupin seeds Pot up strawberry runners Tidy the shed Tidy the polytunnel ✅ Consider sourcing farm manure ✅ Build a hedgehog house Harvest squashes ✅ Remove plants after end…
Homegrown Garden 