Beans, spuds and spinach.

After much hard work and midnight slug massacres, we finally harvest a dinner's worth of produce.

our small but productive plot

The potatos were planted in the strip garden at the front of the cottage - we decided the soil was so famished, they would be the only veg with a fighting chance of growing. And they did their best. Not the heaviest crop of spuds, but they were delicous chipped and brushed with olive oil, roasted in the oven.

Broad beans

The beans were planted somewhat optimistically in late autumn. The short winter days and vicous slug attacks made early progress unbearably slow. But come spring, they started racing away, and now stand at about 5 ft, with heavy crops. They are best straight from the pod, but also lovely steamed with a sprinkling of Maldon salt.