31st May 2012
A couple of weeks of decent May weather and sanity is restored. The polytunnels are yielding a wonderful harvest of broad beans, peas, carrots, beetroot, potatoes, radish and beetroot and finally everything is growing like fury on the allotment. The last few weeks have been madness, up with the sun to open the glasshouses and polytunnels, to water, to nurture, to transplant and to sow seed for summer and autumn crops. The garden at The Brockweir Inn is coming along really nicely. Check out developments.
I am thrilled so far with my broad bean finds in Syria last year. Syria Small grow to around 70cms in height and have been full of flower. Now, the young pods are starting to come fit to eat. I have picked some at between 10 and 12cms in length. They are delicious chopped up like French beans and sautéed in olive oil with garlic! The pods are prolific and I hope to be able to allow many to grow on to maturity for seed in 2012. A very nice discovery indeed.
