The Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) is in flower at the allotment, and very pretty it is too, though you have to catch it in the morning as the flowers close up by about 1pm. Salsify is a biennial vegetable. Sown in … Continue reading →
We’ve just been to the allotment to put up frames for Runner beans and Climbing French Beans. I’ll sow the seed sometime next week, now that the weather is becoming warmer. Seed germination has been very slow in the cold, … Continue reading →
One of my favourite sights and smells of early May is Wild Garlic or Ramsons, Allium ursinum. Like Garlic Chives, this plant is both beautiful and edible, but it is also a common British wild flower. It is flowering at … Continue reading →