NomeGrown

Last year's hot, sunny summer brought trouble and triumph to the plot - while our potatoes and salads struggled, our tomatoes and squash...

While I don't really want this to turn into a food blog, there's nothing like a great recipe to pull me out of blogging apathy and g...

I'm finally starting to face up to the fact this is a bad, bad year for growing. Between torrential rain and scorching sun, and thank...

For years I've been a bit put off by chestnuts - when I was a kid and Dad roasted them in the fire at Christmas time, I always thought t...

With temperatures set to drop close to freezing later this week, and squash plants turning brown and straggly on the plot, we've had to ...

What's this I spied coming up through a hole in the pavement outside our local off-license? Is it...? No, it couldn't be... It is! ...

I LOVE winter squashes (in case my ' Pumpkin Party ' post wasn't evidence enough). They last for ages, and you can do so much wi...

Gosh, 70 days since my last post. I don't know why I find this so difficult in the winter - it's not like there's nothing to wri...

Well, I've been busy with other things lately and these pictures are a few weeks old now, but I'll show you them anyway. This is s...

We spent some time at the allotment today, for the first time in a good week and a half, and we were dismayed to find it looking rather sorr...