Category Archives: seasonal food

Lots of things to do with tomatoes

Posted on October 4, 2011 by thegreedygardener

With the beautiful weather of the past few days my tomatoes have been ripening well, and today, when I actually should have been working hard but was procrastinating wildly, I went out into the garden to pick some of the … Continue reading →

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Pickled Cucumber salad

Posted on August 30, 2011 by thegreedygardener

With unlimited appetite but only limited space I’ve been experimenting with growing some crops vertically.   I bought a very cheap arch from B&Q and planted the legs into the soil next to the fence.   The bench is made … Continue reading →

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Things to do with a hill of beans

Posted on August 17, 2011 by thegreedygardener

As I sit writing this, the final broad beans of the season are bubbling away in a pan on the hob.    The bed they were in was straggly and messy and I finally bowed to the inevitable and pulled … Continue reading →

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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Posted on August 16, 2011 by thegreedygardener

If you plant courgettes (or zucchini for the non-UK gardener) no matter how careful you are, no matter how assiduously you check underneath those large spiky leaves, sooner or later a courgette will, like the Incredible Hulk, change from a … Continue reading →

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Gluts and Gluttony

Posted on August 1, 2011 by thegreedygardener

Every vegetable gardener or allotment owner knows about gluts.  In spite of your best attempts to plant successionally and sensibly, sometimes you just can’t avoid having a shed load of the same vegetable ready for eating at the same time. … Continue reading →

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Sugar snap, bean and feta salad

Posted on July 26, 2011 by thegreedygardener

When I got home from work I was feeling too bone idle to walk to the supermarket, which is pretty lazy considering that it takes me less than 30 seconds to get from my back gate to the supermarket entrance. … Continue reading →

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Broad bean hummous

Posted on July 24, 2011 by thegreedygardener

I’m feeling a bit wistful as the broad beans are nearly over for the year.    They’ve been the roaring success of my nascent potager and they’ve had a good innings.    I planted three batches in succession in one … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Courgette flowers

Posted on July 16, 2011 by thegreedygardener

I’ve grown courgettes before but never tried eating the flowers.  I’d always thought it looked like a bit of a faff, but with the children away on holiday with their father, and a a less packed work schedule than usual … Continue reading →

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