HOME & GARDEN Tales from a kitchen Gardener
hocking discovery. Monster slugs the size of seal pups luxu- riating, Caligula-style, in the moist, nutritious ambience of the Poly- tunnel. Obscenely large and shiny with more fat folds than Jabba The Hut, I spied one, its Roman robes pushed aside, dec- adently feasting on my prize tomato. I was livid. It was shot putted over the fence into the chick- of feathers, a cloud of dust and the slug was toast. More formed into a succulent boiled egg.
Is that a slug or a seal pup? S
and Chillies have a love af- blushing as their roots nestle in well-rotted horse muck, fragrance is mouthwatering. standing downwind of an Ital- ian Mama’s roasting tin. Aro- with a little care, cropping un- until November. We reduced watering so roots don’t get too chilled or wet and covered them on cold nights with hor-
Yvonne Anderson runs Melfort House, near Kilmelford, where she has erected a polytunnel to grow fruit and vegetables, including French beans, strawberries, shallots and chillis, for her guests and her family. With no background in gardening, the project has been a steep learning curve for Yvonne but, come success or failure, every month West Coast Review will follow her efforts through her new column. This month, the polytunnel takes shape.
ones in a drawer with a ba- as Christmas presents. extending the growing season I mentioned have been a roar-
grow and providing endless crisp, colourful leaves with saving a fortune. I aim to keep the rocket going through win- ter harvesting half the plant at Who, it will regenerate.
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