Allotment Garden Diary
Growing Your Own, Gardening and Allotment Advice
Allotment Garden Diary
My diary of my attempts, success and failures growing vegetables, fruit, herbs and gardening on an allotment.sized vegetable plot with a garden as well
A little veg box
There are still some crops in the ground to harvest as required. This winter 'veg box' headed for my daughter.
Farewell to the big Rowan
Farewell to the large Rowan, felled by age, storm and winter's chill.
Garden Planning Software Update
The allotment and garden planner just got better! Check out the upgraded version here.
Have a Wonderful Merry Christmas
It's going to be a quiet Christmas for us all but one of the best we had was when were snowed in, just the two of us and the cats.
From 2020 to Preparing for 2021
As we say goodbye or perhaps good riddance to 2020, it's time to look ahead and get prepared for the coming year, 2021. Let it be better!.
Improve the soil for healthy crops
The better the soil, the better things grow and there is evidence that the crops are better for us. Soil is the basis of all that we grow and eat.
Mushrooms, Increasing Production, Potatoes
I'm preparing a new bed for next year's potatoes and we seem to have a lot of mushrooms growing around the place. Upping our production and why.
Super Sarpo Seed Potato Offer
A super taster offer for the Sarpo range of blight resistant potatoes. 30 seed potatoes to try at a very special price.
Hexafly – Irish Fly Farming!
Farming black soldier flies. It sounds a bit weird but it actually makes a lot of sense producing animal feeds, fertiliser and other products from waste.
Does Biochar Work?
As we reach the end of the year, I’m looking at the effects of using biochar as a soil amendment. I’m happy to say that the initial rush of sales for my new book is slowing. Obviously I’m really pleased…
Wind, Woodchips and Weeds
Fighting the wind, polytunnel leeks, recovering paths and weeding the cabbages. It's all go here!
Dig for Victory Book, New Shop, Lockdown
We're very busy here as the Dig for Victory book is finally on our shelf. It's all hands to the pumps, time.
Sheep Again, More Harvesting
Those sheep have got into the plot again, still carrying on with the harvesting in these crazy times.
Harvesting, Shop, Shredding & Sheep
As we move into autumn and harvests, thinking about things. Stihl GHE 105 works well, New book shop online and the worst garden pest.. Baa
Panic Buying!
Some thoughts on panic buying which seems to be the fashion again - not just the supermarkets but from the seed merchants as well.
Dig for Victory Being Printed
My new book, Dig for Victory: Monthly Growing Guides and Commentary, is being printed! Video and photo of it being produced from the printer.
New Composter, Shredders
I've a new compost bin to play with and a new shredder making its way to me.
Leeks, Beans, Preserves
Some rather good leeks, yes we've a few preserves in the cupboard and the amazing ability of French beans to hide in plain sight!
Protected Growing
Some thoughts on experimental growing to improve results in exposed areas using protected growing. Windbreaks, polytunnels and net tunnels.
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