Crops

Not sure if I'll bother with potatoes again,

I've tried growing them in special sacks for two years now

but quite honestly I get a better crop from the odd discarded

old potato in the compost bin.

Swiss chard is always worth planting though

and if you plant rainbow chard you get the most beautiful

shiny red, yellow and white stems

and glossy, crinkly, squeaky leaves.

I strip the leaf from the stem, chop the stems

and steam briefly before tossing the lot

in hot olive oil, chopped garlic and chilli.

Then pile it onto slices of toasted courgette bread that went wrong

and didn't rise or cook properly.