T told us he used to run a seafood restaurant on the coast. He also donated this rhubarb. It's gone into the only bed in our 'holding' plot, a narrow strip to the left of our allotment, adjacent to B's plot. In this holding plot, still fairly neglected, we plan to put the veg perennials such as artichokes, asparagus and anything that needs to be housed somewhere temporarily.
We're keeping an eye on what's happening to B's broad beans, planted outdoors at the end of last year. He's got them in three rows, planted 2" deep, 5" apart. He soaked them in paraffin "to keep the mice away".
