The Growing Season

The Real Reasons for growing your own veg connected to climate change and healthy life style choices . I found the following link

Growing veg to reduce climate change facts

Reducing my carbon footprint by drying my own home grown produce

Purchased online takes 4-6 hours to dry fruit, different options in terms of temperature , doesn’t use much electricity.

Stored dried apples in glass jars.

The season has been particularly compelling due to the corona virus, food shortages, limited stocks and the problem of shopping generally under lockdown.

Therefore I choice to grow veg at home in home made planters as well as on my allotment. Due to schools being shut down and my job role as a teacher, I have had the time to develop my crops.

Runner beans are ready to pick and they tend to produce more the more you pick.

Home grown runner beans.

Tomatoes grown outside take longer to ripen then in a green house. I may buy a green house next year , it’s a big outlay of money and I have tried to spend as little as possible.Growing from seed and buying discounted small plants. 

Recent veg crop from my allotment.Courgettes, purple pea pods, Swiss Chard and Marrow.

Marrow plant similar to a courgette. 

The late Harvest

Collected fruit and veg at the end of August 





Apple cordial made from my little apple tree. I have recently ordered a fruit dryer so will be trying to dry some of my apples. 

I grew a lot of courgettes and marrow which where great to roast and make super soups which I have eaten and frozen. The courgettes are great turned into spaghetti using a veg Cutting machine.



Since returning from my holiday the grass has gotten longer on my allotment. I’m using an electric strummer and a petrol generator. I will be paying a solar panel generator next year. They are less noisy and a lot more greener.