James AufenastA return visit to Homeacres — back to the future of growingThe house was still there, the garden unbelievably verdant and packed with vegetables.Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
James AufenastCan you dig it? Not when you’ve spent a day with Charles DowdingSo in the middle of July, I realised the ambition of, if not a lifetime then certainly the past decade at least. I visited Charles Dowding…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
James AufenastQuadro tomatoes just potted up this morning and there’s a plan of action to deter blight tooGrowing tomatoes on our allotment seems to be very much the triumph of hope over experience. Every year blight sweeps through the whole…Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020
James AufenastCan you dig it?A few years ago I was offered a rotavator to use on a patch of allotment land. It was a small plot and I was kind of borrowing the land…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
James AufenastHere’s a little story about Borlotti — and why I planted them in soil I had barely taken any care…This is an experiment that concerns soil preparation. It’s how with all those rotavators and all that raking and every kind of stroking…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
James AufenastLettuce now talk about salad greens, especially the fabulous Little Leprechaun varietyI had a brainwave this morning. Every day I get up at 6 and head down to the allotment, so it’s not always easy to get the mind working at…Apr 26, 2020Apr 26, 2020
James AufenastThe sweetest vegetable: and it was planted this morningGrowing your own is a double-edged sword. After that first harvest there’s a kind of shock. The difference in flavour in what you’re…Apr 25, 2020Apr 25, 2020
James AufenastHere’s a little Purple Prose to go with your Sprouting Broccoli: it’s time to grow and enjoy this…So next up in part 2 of my allotment series, I’m turning to the vegetable we’re eating right now and seriously enjoying doing so. It’s the…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
James AufenastNow’s the time to grow you own, eat organically and use the best of what’s around you.Just over a couple of years ago one bright April morning, I was given the keys to my very own allotment. It was tucked behind the great…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
