Kitchen Garden

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

JOANNA KAPEL FROM KENDAL, CUMBRIA

Do you have an allotment or a veg patch in your garden?

I have an allotment and four small veg beds in my back garden.

How long have you been growing veg?

The raised beds in my garden have been providing us with vegetables for about four years now. I only got my allotment in March 2020, just before lockdown. But I’ve always grown something, even if only herbs on a windowsill.

Why did you start growing your own produce?

My grandparents had a big allotment, which was a green haven for me as a child. What I remember best is the taste of fresh peas every summer. My grandma passed

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