Greenhouse Vents, Raised Beds to Bed
Lots going on outdoors and in the greenhouse. Finally got the autovents fitted and the carrot bed thinned.
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
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Rotten Weather but a Lot Going On
An update on the plot plus some thoughts on the lockdown easing. Mystery purple peppers, all the second early potatoes harvested.
The Hedgerow Harvest
Looking at a 1942 leaflet issued by the Ministry of Food called How to Make Use of the Hedgerow Harvest. The recipes look really good!
Strange Weather in Strange Times
Strange weather patterns but we're getting there in the garden and the store cupboards are filling fast.
Super Harvest! Potatoes, Broad Beans, Garlic, Onions
Sunday was a sunny Goldilocks day, not too hot and not too cold. So a long day outside sorting the raised beds and harvesting. Rather pleased with the results.
Fothergill’s Recalls Courgette Zucchini
Mr Fothergill’s Recalls Some Courgette Zucchini Seeds from Ranges
Pear Surprise!
Lots of crops in, masses of currants and a lovely pear surprise that made my day.
Reinvigorating Your Soil
Is your soil is in poor condition – depleted nutrients and lack of humus? What to do to improve things and reinvigorate the soil.
Growing Leeks
Fighting the weather and slugs but at least the leeks are coming along nicely!
Winning and Losing
Winning on some things, losing on others. It was ever thus for the gardener. Nice cabbages!
Coping with Pandemic Effects on Food Supply
One of the effects of this pandemic that is sweeping the world is to disrupt our food production and distribution systems
Taking Stock of the Plots
Following the Dig for Victory guidance for June 1945, I'm taking stock of the plots.
New Brassica Cage
Building a new protective brassica cage for the walled vegetable garden.
Sun, Sweetcorn & Beans
Burned in the sun, planted out sweetcorn and starting the French and Runner Beans
Rain, New Book Progress, Sowing & a Song
Getting things in order whilst actually enjoying some rain!
A snapshot of my greenhouses
Sometimes there's that much going on the easiest thing to do is grab what's happening on a particular day.
Dry, Spuds, Beans, Currants & Strawberries
We need some rain.. but things are moving along and crops coming. Reorganising the walled vegetable plot
Polytunnel, Greenhouse & a Small Disaster
Not everything going smoothly or to plan but things are coming together!
Preparing the Squash Bed
Last year I enjoyed great success with squash and pumpkins in the field plot so this year I'm further improving the soil and creating a new bed for squash.
Sweetcorn, Climbing Beans, Leeks
The weather has been amazing, warm and dry, so getting on with things outside when work allows. The saga of the leeks, headbanging time!
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