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March 12, 2014March 13, 2014Zoe

The joys of PSB

February 24, 2011February 24, 2011Zoe

Purple sprouting smugness

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I’m a designer and illustrator who is passionate about gardening and in particular growing fruit and vegetables on my allotment.

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The dahlias are all looking a bit raggedy, but still kind of beautiful in their disheveled state. We went and watered the plot last night because no rain was forecast until Friday evening. And - yup it’s pretty much rained all night! Typical. The plot definitely needed it though. #dahlias #bbcweatherapp
Well, the middle one looks okay. I’m not sure what happened to my plaiting skills on the right one 😂 but never mind. The hard neck garlic is in the basket (2nd picture) and will be used up first as it doesn’t keep as long. There are also a few heads in there that have split open, which is apparently a result of leaving it in the ground a little too long. I’ve just bought myself a dehydrator, so I’m planning on experimenting with making my own garlic granules. If anyone has done this successfully, please let me know.
A little posy of flowers from the allotment. Mainly cornflowers and lavender with a few sweetpeas, some marjoram and lemon balm from the herb bed. On the facing page is a more detailed study of the cornflowers. Each petal is actually a little trumpet, which gives them the frilly look, and I’d urge anyone to turn a flower over a look at the little spiky pineapple on the back. I’m sure there’s a more technical name for that bit of a flower 😂.
These are chrysanthemum Polar Star, growing on my allotment. I can’t quite decide whether I like them or not, but I bought the seeds a few years ago and decided to try them out. They have done the job of filling a few gaps, looking pretty amongst the veg, and they make a change from all the orange Calendula 😂. They also seem to be very popular with green bottle flies for some reason. #allotmentflowers #allotmentuk #chrysanthemum #daisyflowers #gardening
Calendula hedge 🧡🧡🧡 covered in bees and hoverflies. #allotmentuk #calendula #orange #allotmentflowers #feedingwildlife
A couple more pages from my journal. I decided to paste in some brown paper and dig out my old pastel pencils, just for a change. First harvests of courgettes, beetroot, kohlrabi and potatoes. I’m still picking masses of mangetout peas too, the minute I turn my back they’ve multiplied again. #allotmentjournal #veggieart #gardenjournal #illustratedjournal #gardenlife

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