Heirloom tomatoes, courgettes and sweetcorn

Late spring we visited Copped Hall Mansion and it's gardens in Epping. They were having an open day and I was keen to visit it. The reason being was that Copped Hall has such a history amongst locals for being haunted. As teenagers we all used to dare each other to go there at night. You see it was completely derelict in fact it was in a state of ruin. In the last few years Copped Hall has been gradually restored to its former glory. The stories were that the basement/ cellars were haunted. The open day allowed access to them! The cellars I must admit did feel very creepy but what cellar doesn't? The Open day turned out to be brilliant as we toured the expansive grounds and came across a walled garden. It was beautiful! The old greenhouses were being restored and they were selling heirloom tomato plants for 50p each. I couldn't miss out on the opportunity so I bought some. There were Black Russian, Bumblebee, Tigerella and Sioux. I was so excited to plant them. I went to the allotment as soon as possible to get them in. At the same time my daughter planted her sweet corn plants she had grown, and one of our allotment friends gave us a courgette plant. I felt so happy that the vegetable bed was filling up with lots of delicious goodies.

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