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the good life ain't easy

Allotment life @thegoodlifeainteasy and chicken-keeping

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October 24, 2017August 14, 2018

I’m Rachel. I grow vegetables and love chickens.

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Oh hello ☺️. Just thought I’d swing by after the radio silence. Unfortunately we were struck down by a sickness bug. I can confirm that pregnancy + sickness bug = deeply unenjoyable 🤪. As a result I had my first night away from Arlo. He was absolutely fine, whereas I missed him an impossible amount. Tonight he fell asleep with me squished in his toddler bed, his little legs wrapped around me like a koala and rather than thinking ‘this is deeply uncomfortable’ I was just sooo glad to have that pain back 😂. So there’s not much else to report I’m afraid. The garden jobs still need doing. The seeds to sow for autumn and winter (which I will share!) still sitting in a pile. Dylan has been asleep on my feet for most of the past 48 hours, and the hens are probably claiming they’re neglected. But it’s nice to feel slightly more human. Hope you’re all OK - hopefully see you at the weekend 💕 ps special thanks to wonderful grandparents, best friends who deliver coconut water and super duper colleagues.

Over the last few weeks we’ve been harvesting the second early potatoes. This year we went for ‘Anya’ - a cross between Desiree and Pink Fir Apple, because I like their nutty flavour. For the amount of effort they took to grow (very, very little) I am really pleased with the harvest. I’ve found them quite versatile - don’t go mushy as a salad potato but equally nice crushed with butter as a side dish. So, that’s my niche potato review for anyone who wants it! 🥔 #potatopotato

It’s taken me five years to accept the garden greenhouse is not the place for tomatoes - shaded out by next door’s apple tree in late summer. It is, however, proving to be an excellent spot for cucumbers 🥒. And whisper it quietly but I like them more than tomatoes anyway 🤫. I’m trying to limit growing F1 varieties so I can save the seeds, but Femspot is always such a winner 😉. A lovely, long size which is lightly ribbed for your (eating) pleasure. What’s not to love…😌

The evening ‘slug lunge’. 10/10 for effort, Willow.

Find someone who loves you the way I love artichokes 💕. Every year I save up recipes in order to cook them more adventurously. Every year I throw them in a pan to boil and then dunk the leaves in garlic butter because I cannot. get. enough. You will always be my favourite vegetable. My last supper starter. This year sadly not accompanied with a crisp glass of Pinot Grigio but 2022, I’ll be back 😉 Hope you’ve had a nice weekend and didn’t end up too soggy ☔️

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