Those pigeons have been at it again and so have the human rats. Finishing the raised beds,
Some thoughts on why people stick and others do not on an allotment and how much time an allotment takes.
Sorting our potato order out, new on the allotment and new on the web site.
Loads of new articles on the site and moving some older ones around to make things easier to find.
NVS meeting and party on Tuesday followed by a shopping trip to France.
Adding to the compost bins and adding to the web site
Wet weather so we've been busy putting new articles onto the site
Finished the compost bins, some reflections on 5 years on the allotment.
Trade rumours about possible seed shortage due to bad weather this summer.
Building the compost bins between the showers and the electricity pylon fiasco on the site.
A new section goes live on the web site devoted to greenhouses and coldframes.
Planted out the garlic and sadly discovered some people think free for all means grab the lot for your self.
What are people off the forum really like? All is revealed.
Major new section on the site - growing vegetable guides and hints from Henry
A new section about fertilisers and manures on the site - 8 pages in all
Providing some advice and basic vegetable growing knowledge to someone might just help protect your plot in the future.
Slowly getting the compost heap rebuilt and I have now shed blood for it!
Back down to the allotment where rebuilding the compost heap continues in brilliant sunshine for a bit.