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Bób nieodparcie kojarzy mi się z upalnym latem. Moje pierwsze wspomnienie bobu to dzieciństwo i letnie popołudnia, gdy całą rodziną siedzieliśmy nad wyrzuconą z garnka górą ugotowanego dobra. Skubaliśmy bez pośpiechu aromatyczne nasiona, a ja czułam się ciepło i spokojnie. Skwar w niczym nie przeszkadzał, dorośli rozmawiali o rzeczach, które nie miały dla mnie żadnego znaczenia. Bób od tysięcy lat uchodzi za roślinę niezwykle wytrwałą. W starożytnym Rzymie miał nawet znaczenie polityczne, gdyż to...

1. Cat and Fiddle Farm, Hinton Cat and Fiddle is a gorgeous farm with an excellent shop of tasty local produce. Across the year, they have many PYO opportunities to take home both fruit and vegetables so you can expect them to be open for a visit whenever something is in season. They also have a picnic area and toilets if you want to make your time there even more special. If that's wasn't enough, there's a gorgeous sunflower patch which makes for a vibrant photo or two in the hottest months. Do note that dogs are not allowed but they do take card payments. 

Growing broad beans Until last year I had always bought broad bean seedlings which would arrive in April and grow into tall plants over the following two or three months.  Out walking in March one year, I noticed in an allotment that broad beans plants were already two feet high which led me to realise that these beans can be planted outside before the winter.  Last October, this is what I did and within a few weeks they had germinated and small plants appeared.  I was worried that they might not survive the cold but whatever frosts we had did them no harm at all.  They flopped over and l...