It is getting to the stage now where I am running out of space in the greenhouse, cold frame and spare room in the house. This week technically marks the last frost date and the long range forecast is looking promising. I am therefore taking this opportunity to start hardening off much of my vegetable …
Last year most of my brassicas got devastated by caterpillars despite have a net over the crop. The issue last year was the size of the netting - I had gone for 20mm butterfly netting but they still got in. As this is my first year on the allotment, I have taken advise from the …
I didn't feel as though I had achieved anything so, I decided that the next course of action will be to get a couple of beds dug over
I had great plans for this week however, I had not anticipated Storms Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin. I work 3 days a week and have Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday off. I try to spend either Tuesday or Wednesday and Saturday or Sunday at the allotment. Even then, for health reasons, I will only spend …
Following the devastation that we have experienced during Storms Dudley and Eunice in February 2022 I think it a prudent time to share a hack I picked up from the Americans whose greenhouses have to survive hurricanes. On the morning of the 19 February 2022 social media in the UK was full of images from …
I am now starting to get an idea of how I want to progress. I must admit, I was having nightmares after I first visited the site. There seemed so much to do, and I hadn't really got a clear plan. I knew it was going to take time but wasn't sure just how much. …
Today I finished my first full week on the plot. I got the "Thank you for your signed Tenancy Agreement, you can start work on your new plot!" email on Tuesday 25 January and my first day on the plot was the Wednesday 26 January. There is a lot of work to do and although …
Google Maps Having been placed on the waiting list for an allotment on the 30 September 2021, the last thing I expected just 15 weeks later was this in an email from the Parish Council. "I am pleased to inform you that Plot 8B has become available" Having heard so many horror stories of 2-3 …
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