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8th June 2016 by CathB Leave a Comment

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I discovered the pleasure of playing with dirt, nurturing seedlings and growing vegetables just last year in 2015. I've always dabbled with growing courgettes, tomatoes and herbs in the garden but success has been variable.

2015 however was a successful year: I bought a greenhouse and committed to growing everything I could, much of it from seed: tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes, squash, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, beans, peas, leeks, celeriac.

Then garlic, red onions, white onions, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, potatoes.

Most of it was a success too - and what I loved the best was bringing fresh produce in from the garden to the table. To have my family - and teenagers especially - engaging with their food has inspired me immensely.

So that's it; I'm hooked on vegetable growing.

My garden isn't big, last year I devoted just a couple of square metres to growing space, so when the opportunity has arisen to take on my very own allotment... well, I am so very excited!