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THE ANGRY BEAN IS IN A GOOD MOOD

This lovely Lima bean is from seed that was given to me by fellow vegaholic Anne Wafer who lives in the Slovak Republic. Anne believes it is the same as…

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CATALAN DISCOVERIES

27th May 2014 A week in the Garrotxa region of Catalonia has proved most productive for this humble seed collector and saver.  It all started with a chance conversation and an…

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THE BIRTH OF A NEW VEGETABLE GARDEN

25th April 2014 Finally I believe I have found a new home for my veggies, and even though we have yet to complete on the purchase, I have started work…

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IT MAY BE WET BUT THERE IS WORK THAT CAN BE DONE

24t February 2014 I am often asked, “What should I sow now?  What can I do when it is so wet? What can I do to be able to garden…

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THE ANGRY BEAN HAS PROVENANCE

It was with delight and surprise that I received a tweet the other day (my Twitter tag is vegoutwithadam) from a lovely lady whose tag is Skannie. She suggested that the…

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OMANI GARLIC RACING AHEAD

After a very mixed harvest of the Omani garlic I received back in June 2012, planted up in the autumn of 2012 and harvested in late July 2013, both in…

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THE STORY OF THE ANGRY BEAN

26th November 2013 It has been a very long time since I last posted or did anything to update this website, for which I apologies. Torn between time growing, time…

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MORE AUTUMN SOWING AND SAVING

My friend John Tamplin likes to sow his over-wintering broad beans on Guy Fawkes day and I will be doing the same.  However, I first must clear squash out of…

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FAME AT LAST HA HA

Back in July I was filmed communing with my broad beans and runner beans for the next series of The Great British Food Revival.  I have just been told that…

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A LOT OF SEED TO SAVE

It’s now, as we enter autumn proper, that much of my seed-saving activities peak.  This weekend I have completed drying and cleaning the seed from a crop of the loose…

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