Field Notes

A small journal about an allotment garden in Utrecht.

Late tomatoes, early frost

September

The last trusses ripened indoors on the windowsill. Next year: earlier sowing and fewer varieties.

Saving bean seeds

August

Let the pods dry fully on the plant, then shell and store them in paper envelopes somewhere cool.

Compost, again

July

Turning the heap every two weeks finally made a difference. Warm, dark and almost ready.