But the highlight of the day was learning how to transform these...
into these:
After a demonstration by Jez,
we set to work making our own ropes of onions, shallots, and garlic. I was so pleased with my handiwork:
Binding alliums has the restful repetitiveness of knitting, and it gave us a chance to chat with our classmates. One couple was trading their allotment produce for pints at their local pub! And another had just acquired a massive plot on a nearby farm through the Landshare scheme.
In addition to my allium rope, we took away loads of gorgeous seedlings...
and a punnet of heritage tomatoes,
as it was also Daylesford's Heritage Tomato Weekend. A super way to spend a (mostly!) sunny Sunday.
how gorgeous Kristina!
ReplyDeleteOh Kristina, how lovely. I am very taken with the strings of onions and garlic.
ReplyDeleteI love borage! That periwinkle-y color... Usually I have some volunteers, but nobody popped up this year. Couldn't possibly have been choked out by weeds (cough, cough)...
ReplyDeleteLovely stuff. We have borage in the garden, but I plan to put some on the allotment for the bees - along with lots of lavender etc etc.
ReplyDeleteWhat are your seedlings then?
Cultivating Cape Gooseberries for the first time will be an interesting challenge :)
ReplyDeleteA very productive day out and your rope of onions is lovely. R would be all for trading product for pints! D x
ReplyDeleteBorage flowers are really pretty in ice cubes. So you could have a cocktail hour in the Allotment Cafe.
ReplyDeleteLove the look of the green lumpy tomatoes. I have borage in the garden, but it's fallen over :S
ReplyDeleteThere is something really fetching about allium strings, isn't there? They look so pretty in the kitchen.