In the garden today, a lovely visitor was telling us how she uses Fennel seeds and stores them in her airing cupboard! Then she added them to Vodka and Strawberry to make a special occasion desert.
On my Allotment after work I had a lovely encounter with a fellow grower named Steve. He is a Pro Gardener too but spends an awful lot of his spare time growing far too many vegetables for him and his Wife to eat. Steve just loves to grow, try new things and then give it away. He loves to chat about different varieties and pass on all of his tips on how he has developed plants.
Lucky me , I came home with Steve's Elephant Garlic, Carrots, Cucumber and Courgettes.
At work today I planted out Leeks "Porvite'. I love this task, digging up the pencil thick Leeks, trimming them, placing them in a hole and filling with water. They soon perk up like little Soldiers in a row. I cropped a lot of veg today, Broad beans 'Karmazyn' which have peachy/pink beans and Peas. I cropped artichokes and left some to punk it up as they flower with purple spiky tops. Carrot, Beet, Courgette, Salads, Nasturtium flowers as well.
What a delight.
