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The Guardian - UK
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Allan Jenkins

The allotment has friends near and far

Red alert: Empress of India nasturtiums peeping out from a neighbour’s plot
Red alert: Empress of India nasturtiums peeping out from a neighbour’s plot. Photograph: Allan Jenkins

The corn is green and taller than ever before. It’s even towering over Howard. This year we are growing a new source of Painted Mountain seed from Ukrainian organicseeds.top. Plus, a couple of heritage Cónico kernels from chef Santiago Lastra at Kol in central London – a Mexican maize more usually ground for masa. So far it has acclimatised well in the top corner. We have hopes of multicoloured cobs.

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