Orto di Casa Cecconi

My first allotment, and then one thing leading to another…

L’orto di Casa Cecconi Plants Recipes Me & Kew One Year at Wisley

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  • Happy New Year!

    Deary deary me, it’s the start of a new year already, and I am already looking forward to spring: there’s something in the air right now that feels new and full of promise. The reality however is that over the holidays I have done nothing at the allotment, not even watered inside the greenhouse (which…

  • Merry Christmas!

    … I’ll be back as soon as it’s thawed. Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous 2010 to all my followers! m.p.

  • Alliaceae in place and hibernated ladybirds too

    Yesterday I spent another four hours at the allotment, and I finally planted all the Alliaceae: garlic Vallelado (plus two species Neil gave me), onion Shakespeare, shallot Vigarmor. I have never seen so many hibernated ladybirds; actually I had never seen any in the previous two winters, so I guess that is a very good…

  • I made it!

    I came up with the almost-perfect sage focaccia recipe, I tried it twice and both time it was good, so I can share it: was fairly easy! Step 1: make the dough Anything from 350gr organic flour, I mix it with a handful of wholemeal as well, a pinch of salt or two, yeast (1…

  • Sage

    The other day when I covered my herb patch I had to cut back the biggest plants, among which sage. In my experience, when it does not die a short while after planting, a sage bush is very prolific, and so mine has been. I have dried and saved a good few leaves, more than…

  • Finally some sun!

    It was sunny yesterday and, despite the mud, I managed to do a few things, like covering the herb patch (oregano still flowering) and sow some salad in the greenhouse, where the chillies are still holding on to their flower buds. I also transplanted the last brassica seedlings: a task long overdue. The rocket I…

  • Roots

    I have done my first revision table for plant organs: starting from the bottom I chose the root, one of the vegetative organs (together with stem and leaf) as opposed to reproductive organs (flower, seed and fruit). Very proud of having managed, when I spilled my tea on it (it’s time to go to bed,…

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M.Paola M.Paola, that’s me

I got my first allotment in the UK in 2007 and started gI got my first allotment in the UK in 2007 and started growing my own food. Learning as I went along was not enough, so I studied horticulture. Faced with the horticultural warfare, I became a conscientious objector: I use no chemicals and support organic principles and regulations.

Brexit gave me a new life in the Netherlands, three new plots by a nature reserve and an MSc in sustainable food systems.

I write in my personal capacity and, as a language perfectionist and a non native speaker, I keep reviewing my entries’ text for clarity.

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