Picked this week - 30th March 2014

A trip to the allotment early in the week saw me bringing home spinach and brussels sprouts tops - both of which ended up in salads - and more snippets of broccoli.

There's been lots in the way of salad leaves to pull from the garden and greenhouse - american land cress, rocket and self set lamb's lettuce outside and baby red lettuce inside - and chives,lemon balm and oregano for salad dressings.

Picked this week - and a gift 23rd March 2014

It's starting to feel a bit like Spring with chives, oregano and lemon balm ready to be picked.

and another heap of spinach

These have all continued growing over winter - spring onions, rather woody radish and some surprise potatoes found while weeding at the allotment

Still going strong with the brussel bits

and broccoli, although now it looks more like the sprouting variety than the 'headed'










three nice leeks

and, just as we're nearing the end of our apples, a few from my parents' neighbour.

Salad Leaves

This week's array of salad leaves - american land cress, lemon balm, chives, 2 sorts of rocket, chinese cabbage and beetroot. I didn't pick any lettuce or spinach as I've planted them out into the garden and don't want to shock them too much.

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actually a real amount of produce this week - two batches of rhubarb for muffins

two batches of radishes from the allotment - our first own-sown crop!!

more bursting brussels bits and leaves

chives, rocket and small spinach/lettuce for salad

and oregano, lemon balm and thyme for the dressing

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starting to get a few more bits and pieces from the garden -
a mixed batch of salad leaves - lettuce, two types of rocket, spinach, chives, lemon balm and oregano.









'mock broccoli' or, as it's more commonly known, bits of brussels running to seed.