Monthly Archives: April 2020

Recipe: Carrot Cake

Posted on April 28, 2020 by pelicanplants

In previous years, I’ve grown more beetroot than we’ve been able to eat, beetroot is good pickled, but as a vegetable its less useful. This year I decided to replace the beetroot bed with carrots so my guess is I’ll … Continue reading →

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Tomato Urban’s Delight

Posted on April 9, 2020 by pelicanplants

From the 2019 seed swap something we are yet to know exactly what it is but probably something like Gardener’s Delight. Description This is a slightly unusual activity. The allotment website that we visit had a “largest truss” competition and … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Slow Cooker Leek & Potato Soup

Posted on April 8, 2020 by pelicanplants

This is an incredibly simple recipe and produces an acceptable soup. (Acceptable because like all soups with potato in them, it tends to be a little “gloopy”. Its barely even worth a layout: The ingredients are (as you would expect): … Continue reading →

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Growing my Tomatoes in lockdown

Posted on April 5, 2020 by pelicanplants

I’m not sure if I grow tomatoes in the same way as other people. My desire (usually) is to grow as many different varieties as I can fit into the available space and, because of the weather in the UK, … Continue reading →

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Tomato Father Frost

Posted on April 4, 2020 by pelicanplants

A “standard” red tomato on short potato leafed indeterminate vines Description This tomato is from the 2019 seed swap so this page will be updated as we get more information As a potato leafed variety, it is a little different … Continue reading →

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Tomato Dancing with Smurfs

Posted on April 4, 2020 by pelicanplants

A blue cherry tomato on Indeterminate vines. Description Another blue cherry tomato from the 2019 seed swap. The web suggests that this was first created at the Oregon State University and further developed by Tom Wagner (a well know tomato … Continue reading →

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Tomato Brad’s Atomic

Posted on April 4, 2020 by pelicanplants

A multi-coloured grape shaped cherry tomato on indeterminate vines. Description Another blue/multi-coloured tomato from the 2019 seed swap which we’re growing in 2020 for the first time. According to the web it was developed by Brad Gates the owner of … Continue reading →

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Tomato Blue Ambrosia

Posted on April 4, 2020 by pelicanplants

A dark/gold cherry tomato on an Indeterminate plant Description From the 2019 seed swap, we are growing this for the first time in 2020. As we get more details, this page will be updated. However, according to the web its … Continue reading →

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