I have reached an annoying impasse where I want to finish the laying out of the new allotment plot but cannot because I still have crops in the ground until, at the earliest, December. It is therefore the opportunity to catch up on other jobs and get previously started jobs completed. With winter approaching, I …
We are now entering an extended spell of wet weather, so trips to the allotment are very hit or miss. Only two days looked good this week and on one of those I had hospital appointments. It is frustrating, as I did want to push on with the plot redesign. However, with the exception of …
On a personal level, this week was very significant. On the Monday 24 October I turned 66 years old which, in the UK, is the age at which you can draw your state pension. So as of the Monday I am officially a young old age pensioner and as of next Monday, 31 October, I …
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.......Winston Churchill. After two weeks of clearing temporary covers, tarpaulins, old carpet strips and preparation, it feels that we are now at that transitional point in the allotment rebuild. to paraphrase Churchill, …
The clearing of the whole allotment has gained momentum this week and finally, after 10 months on the plot, I am starting to see the vision I had at the outset. This is just the start of the groundwork, but it is crucial clearing work that will enable the digging to commence and finally the …
Book Review: The Illustrated Bible Themed Garden Diary by Donna Lloyd If you are anything like me, you will have a problem remembering things, something that has gotten worse as I have grown older! I love my gardening and particularly enjoy growing vegetables for the table. The problem is, I will discover a particular variety …
The one thing that we are not short of around our allotment are comfrey plants. Seen by many as a weed but used by others as a medicinal herb. This mildly poisonous plant has another brilliant use and that is as a garden fertiliser, otherwise known as comfrey tea. The plant is high in the …
Seeds have been ordered and should be with me in a couple of weeks. After almost a year in the planning the new allotment layout is under way, and it is now time to start planning the crop layout for the year. However, I want to make the maximum use of the available space. In …
As I have mentioned in a previous blog, one of the allotmenteers on our site has decided to quit and had offered some of the timber on his site to me. He had a few beds lined with 150mm x 50mm timbers which got me thinking about a raised bed for the polytunnel. Eventually I …
Since I first arrived on the allotment 8 months ago, I knew that I was going to completely redesign the entire plot. During the first spring and summer, I was happy to reuse some of the original beds just to get some return during the first year. The allotment was acquired as a retirement project …
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