Dave Allan

Absolutely - and so disappointing. I'm just glad I brew my own and won't be selling my barrel for £millions..

Spring is definitely in the air - despite the snow the other day - as this Pulmonaria angustifolia 'Blue Ensign' shows.🌱

Nauseating! Could it ever please discriminating visitors? And I had naively thought gardens were being run more responsibly these days! I'll stop my rant...

This is good reason for continuing my decades of home brewing!

Good morning Jett - frost and a beautiful day again here - hope the sun's shining on all you do today!

My last chance to prune my Sichuan 🌱r

Don’t quite get it! What are they spray painting?

Fair enough!

Here's hoping you're right Gordon! We've been very lucky in this part of Scotland but the weather has been pretty fierce some in some parts of the UK with so much rain and flooding! Fingers firmly crossed!!

I got a surprise when I looked out of the bedroom window this morning. March snows can be very deep, but this was pretty

The Dead Hedge - an old idea gets a new lease of life. The autumn and winter storms have bequeathed us fallen stems, branches and even whole trees in the garden and, apart from the trees, a dead hedge will reliably deal with all this material.

My latest publication on Substack.

The Dead Hedge - an old idea gets a new lease of life.
open.substack.com/pub/davexall...

Spot on!😂

I like it when things get going fast,Jett!! 😊

I've been soaking large seeds like these legumes for 2-3 days before sowing to let dry ones absorb essential moisture more quickly than from the soil. Here the seeds have swelled and sprouted already. They need sowing according to their size to prevent them break the surface.🌱

I’m soaking these broad beans seeds to soften the skin and speed up germination

Yes, it was a fort called fort charles built in the 16th centurt by Henry V111 of England protecting the entrance to Salcombe beach.

Au revoir, Devon, till our next visit!🌱

Came across these first little wild daffodils, Narcissus pseudonarcissus ssp. pseudonarcissus on a bank in Hembury woods. Saw lots of interesting things which I'll write up for Substack when we get home. 🌱

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Thanks as ever Jett! I had to post Burr island for you, my dear friend. I've heard the hotel on the island has a restaurant which got the worst review possible!

Burr island off Bigbury beach in Devon is no longee an island at low tide!🌱

I'm a dedicated composter but like you, I'd sooner do the consuming in this case! I agree about ways to abuse chard and so many other vegetables. Water, for example, should be banned in most recipes.

Swiss Chard - Tough, Tasty & Super Healthy Thanks for reading Dave's Substack!

My latest article on Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/davexallan/p/swiss-chard-tough-tasty-and-super?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=6v321z

Cheers Jett! Yes, miles of sand and rocks. I'll be posting a pic of the tiny island just off the beach. It'cut off at high tide and a sand bar linking with the mainland at low tide.

A mis-spelling - I missed out the 'r'. It is of course BigbuRy!

Bigbuy beach Devon -sea still a bit choppy beyond the rocks. 🌱

Thanks Patrick -have a lovely day!

I foubd a clumps of sea beet at the back of a Devon beach today. The tiny leaves of this wild ancester of chard have a similar, if stronger, flavour to its modern progeny. I’m not recommending picking it as was once fàshionable as wild foraging can have dire effects on native populations. 🌱

North sands Salcombe.