We Grow Our OwnThe trials and successes of life on our allotment

Apologies again for this being a few days late, but here’s my guide of what to do on your plot in September.

A little while ago, I was lucky enough to be chosen as a contestant on ‘Britain’s Best Dish’ and I will be appearing on tomorrow night’s show on ITV at 5pm.

I know this is a little bit late, but then again the growing season is late this year as well, so here goes anyway ….

I had a fantastic start to my weekend when I received an email from those lovely people at Wahaca to say that I had won their competition to be their resident ‘Chilli Guru!’

I’m looking forward to showing how anyone can grow chillies, no matter whether you have a sunny windowsill, or a garden the size of a small county. I’ll also be showing how versatile chillies can be, and how each variety of chilli is different in terms of flavour and heat, and can be added to all different types of food, even chocolate!

Watch this space for further details …

This weekend, along with the usual weeding, potting on, etc, was stage 2 of 4 of building ‘Chickenopolis.’

I submitted my application for the next series of Masterchef today. I have been saying for ages that I was going to do it, but something else always got in the way instead.

When I got an email confirming my entry, it looked like they’ve had over 50,000 applications already. If I am lucky enough to get through, I’ll let you know.