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

My crusade for the new year is get everyone growing their own fruit and veg. I know that everyone is not lucky enough to have an allotment, a garden or even a patio. However, you can still grow your own food in even the smallest space, which is why I came up with the idea for my campaign – “Grow One Pot.” I want everyone to make a pledge to grow one thing this year and tell me what it is by leaving a comment below, and tweeting about it using the hashtag ‘#growonepot’

The runner bean is a great British summer vegetable that is easy to grow and delicious to eat, but it seems that it has been forgotten by a large number of people, dismissed as old fashioned, probably because they have been used to it being boiled to within an inch of its life by generations of school cooks!

As it’s getting towards the time of year when people think about planting potatoes, I thought I’d post my thoughts about how to get the best crop of home grown potatoes.

As you will have picked up from yesterday’s post, I’m a big fan of Cafe Direct’s ‘Sow Your Own’ campaign.

As you know, I constantly go on and on about how I feel that everyone should grow their own veg if they can, even if it is just one tub of salad on their patio, or some herbs in their windowbox.