Ben Southwood

Sweet and sour crispy tofu tonight. My fingers smell like garlic and ginger, despite several hand washes. 🌱🍍🌶️

Trying to get the remainder of bark mulch down in the veg patch. I’m too pretty for manual labour. 🌱

We planted multiple fruit trees many years ago and I’ve pretty much left them alone, more through laziness than design. Anyway just had a plum, my first plum, from the tree and it was magnificent. There’s not many there, but I hope to keep an eye on their ripeness as wasps have descended on the apples. 🌱

Squeaky wheelbarrow, laughing at my attempts at manual labour. 🌱

We might have plums this year. 🌱

Polytunnel weather. 🌱

Alcohol free gin and tonic in a veg patch approximately five weeds down. So that’s five less I have to pull over this coming week. 🌱

Think I might have to do polytunnel stuff earlier in the day before it becomes too hot. 🌱

I’ve pulled up approximately 1,362 blades of grass. That’s enough for now. 🌱

Gorgeous few days on the horizon, a great opportunity to get the veg patch and polytunnel cleared. So will I?🌱😐

My gardening year was threatening to fizz out before it had even started. The polytunnel and veg patch are still overgrown, but I potted on a few chilli seedlings yesterday. Tomatoes are pretty much dead, but I can buy a few plants. 🌱

Garden stuff planned. Actually, I need to move beyond planning and actually start gardening. 🌱🌶️🍅

The longest period of procrastination. Anyway, I sowed some chillies and tomatoes today. 🌶️🌱🍅

Made some tofu scramble for the seven days ahead. I generally make a burrito with it, which has just been devoured. Vegan cheese, vegan cheese spread and sriracha in a wholemeal wrap. 🌶️🌯🌱

Planning the veg patch. 🌱

I’ve ordered some chilli seeds. I used to have the best time growing chillies, but lost focus these past few years. I’m a lot calmer when I spend time in the veg patch. 🌶️🌱

I’ve been eating terribly this week and my stomach is in bits. Even a vegetarian diet can be unhealthy and I don’t think the lack of exercise helped, either. 🌱🏃🏻

If anyone wants me, I’ll be rehydrating a coir block. 🌱

Had a little wander in the garden today, seeing as it’s a nice day. As with every year, the garden has got away from me a little due to procrastination and bad weather hampering any energy I had to get outside. Still, the potatoes and onions seem to be doing well. 🌱

Time to make the most of the weather and do a bit of work in the overgrown veg patch. 🌱

I’ve got an oil diffuser on the go and have just demolished a vegan pizza. I am a happy hippy. 🌱🍕

Made an incredibly tasty vegan keema aloo, recipe by Bosh!🌱🥔🥘