Field notes

A small notebook about gardens, bicycles and slow cooking.

Spring planting list

The soil warmed up earlier than usual this year, so the first beds went in during the last week of March: radishes, spinach and a double row of peas along the south fence. Tomatoes stay indoors for another month.

Repairing an old bicycle

A steel frame from the seventies, a cracked saddle and a rear wheel that no longer runs true. The wheel was the easy part; the freewheel needed a proper puller and a lot of patience.

Bean stew, slowly

Soak overnight, simmer with a bay leaf and a carrot, add salt only at the end. Better on the second day.

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