It seems that rain is the one consistent feature of the summer so far. I went down to the plot this evening to get some potatoes and salad leaves but it was a sticky, muddy mess. The potato foliage looked very blighted to me and in places there was little left. I dig up some Lady Christl and they seemed OK insofar as the tubers were unaffected but I am not optimistic that this is a situation that can be maintained. I took some salad leaves too and as I did so I felt that I could do little to prevent the advance of ever stronger and more numerous slugs.
However, I did take some shallots and it does seem to me that the alliums thrive on our plot. I dug up some Yellow Moon and some Eschalotte Grise and both looked very good if a little small. We may need to pickle some of them and I rather look forward to that.
I lifted a beetroot last evening also. I made a kind of marinade with vinegar, coriander seed, white peppercorns lemon juice, bay leaves, garlic and olive oil to go with the beetroot and salmon. It was rather good I thought.
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