I love this time of year. All the hard work that you have put in is literally bearing fruit (and veg). Just yesterday, for instance (and I use it as an example because it was a really good day) we bought home onions, peas, mange tout, 3 types of bean, radishes, lettuces, cucumber, courgette (anyone want a courgette by the way?) beetroot, carrots and my special prize, more on that later. Basically at this time of the year we can f...

One of the things I like about this time of year is the appearance of wild garlic or Ramsons. When the flowers come out you will know about it because of the overwhelming smell of garlic when you wonder through the woods.

 If you don’t like garlic I would ignore this next bit. The leaves of this plant taste fantastic (good mixed with salad leaves or chopped into a risotto) and you can eat the flowers as well (they are also ...

I come before you saddened.

I haven't managed to get to the allotment since the beginning of the week so, after work and a visit to my Nan's and watching Significant Other washing her car, I made the effort to get there to water my strawberries and pick a little.

One or two lovely bright red strawberries had been ignored by the birds and therefore left for me. I can assure you that there is nothing nicer than a freshly picked, sun warmed strawberry. The sweetness. The juiciness. ...