Fluidr / alexandria42's "Beating the global food shortage plus local animal life " set

Rhubarb has always grown here since Roman times

A Olympus u-miniD,Stylus V — 1/125s ƒ/3.5 ISO 64 at 6 mm

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Rhubarb fool - yum yum

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The Jerusalem artichokes are enormous but will they have big tubers?

A Olympus u-miniD,Stylus V — 1/60s ƒ/3.5 ISO 64 at 6 mm

N 0 B 691 C 3 E Jul 24, 2008 F Jul 24, 2008

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read this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke

Next year I must treat them better. I use the leaves to feed the tomatoes.

Tags: Jerusalem artichokes topinambur

Holly leaves to deter the slugs

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N 0 B 464 C 0 E Jul 24, 2008 F Jul 24, 2008

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So far little damage to the lettuce -
but will we ever have enough for a bowl full?
July 31st - ate my first leaves - it isa bitter variety --haha the slugs don't like it!!

Tags: slugs lettuce holly

The crops they are a-growing - July 24th 2008

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An overview - looking hopefully for a tomato blossom!

Very old discarded supermarket trolley - a useful hold-all

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Surveying the growth. So far we have had spinach galore, parsley, chives, a few lettuce leaves and lots of rhubarb fool.

Tags: Croypost