Magda & her husband, karol arrived in UK may 2010 & moved to Wellesbourne in 2018. Although they had very small garden it didn't stop them from growing their own.
You’ll see lots of things on Their plot that are especially designed to encourage their childrens interest in gardening.
‘In Poland, most people grow their own veg & fruit on their allotments, & it’s also popular to pick wild mushrooms & berries from the forest.’
We applied for allotment especially for for my daughter, Lily & son, Adam. Plus, I love gardening, it makes me feel relaxed. We just love our plot, & we have meet so many nice & interesting people.
On the plot, Lily can look after her own pumpkin plant & Adam takes care of his courgettes. They are very excited to see them growing.
The kids are also very interested in insects & observing them, like the ants & baby ladybirds.
Homeland varieties - Recently, my brother brought me some Polish potatoes from my Father’s allotment. I don't know how are they called, they are from my Father’s village. We also have lovage plant which I brought from my fathers garden a few years ago.
We grow yellow Dwarf Bean, Dior, which is very popular in Poland, & Polish gherkins, Polan & śremskie which we bought from B&Q ! - I am going to be pickling them.
We also have grapes, raspberries, gooseberries, red, white & black currants, strawberries, framberries , cucumbers, dill, lettuce, broad beans, parsley, wild garlic, normal garlic, leek, & different kinds of tomatoes.
We have Runner Beans: Benchmaster, Tenderstar, Borlotta Lingua di Fuoco 2 and Crusader. We’ve grown them up canes in the form a tent shape - for kids to play in.
On the borders we’ve planted different kinds of flowers, hoping it will be nice & colourful and the bees will be happy’.
