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<p class="has-drop-cap">Regardless of what else is going on in the garden (weeds going wild) it's great to produce so many vegetables, sometimes too many. Last year the green beans had finished before the runner beans started cropping but not so this year. I'm determined to make notes about my successes and failures in readiness for planning next year's crops.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">It has been a few years since I grew sweetcorn but my attempt this year seems to be paying dividends. I have 11 plants and this cob was the first to be eaten. The second on the same plant wasn't ready so the lesson learned is to pick the largest from each plant first. It tasted delicious.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">At the weekend I had the secretive Julia Roberts staying with me. We cooked up lamb loins on a bed of pearl barley and used a variety of vegetables from the garden.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">A lesson learned from last year is to tidy up the beds as I start harvesting. Here I've turned over and weeded the area where the onions and sugar snap peas had been. The onions are ok but the red variety haven't grown as much as I would like. Once they've dried out I shall store them in the workshop.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">On Sunday "Julia" and I drove over to the <a href="https://www.harleygallery.co.uk/visit-us/cafe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Harley Gallery</a> near Worksop. The café here is particularly good and the customer service is second to none. We started sitting outside however within a few minutes it started to rain so we abandoned our table and managed to get one inside.</p>
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<p>It was only a short drive to a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.greenhousepeople.co.uk/" target="_blank">Greenhouse People</a> centre near Chesterfield where I purchased a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.greenhousepeople.co.uk/greenhouse/6760/robinsons-renaissance-57x97-old-cottage-green/" target="_blank">greenhouse</a>. As with many items now, the delivery time is inordinately long so it won't arrive until January next year. I've arranged for it to be installed during March which, hopefully, will just be in time for the 2022 growing season.</p>
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