Yearly Archives: 2010
Clearing & Sowing
A busy week sorting out the garden and plots, sowing better late than never!
French Allotments, Garden Centre & NVS
A quick visit to France, looking at French allotments, garden centre bargains and back for an NVS meeting.
Building a Fox-Proof Poultry Run
DIY disaster, building a fox-proof poultry run and a new hen house.
Katie Thear
It's with great regret that I report the death of Katie Thear on March 18th 2010 after a long battle with cancer.
Raised Beds, Planting Shallots
Finished re-covering the paths and planted out my shallots.
Grow Your Own Saffron
Did you know you can grow your own saffron? It's quite possible even in Britain
Garlic, Parsnips & Leeks
Last harvest of leeks and parsnips, planting out the garlic started in pots and more wood chippings on site for the paths
Contaminated Manure & Fertilisers
Contaminated manure raises it head again. Is it safe to use manure again or if not, which fertiliser to use.
In The Garden, Sunny But Cold
Catching up in the garden, getting the allotment's soil improver ready to take over.
Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces
My new book is out and available with £10.00 worth of selected seeds FREE!
Gardening All You Need to Know
Review of a very different gardening book from my publisher.
Potato Day Out in Mold Yr Wyddgrug
Off across the border to Wales for a potato day where despite my plans I ended up buying yet more seed potatoes
5 Minutes of Fame!
I was on BBC Radio Manchester today, quite an experience, to talk about my book.
Starting to Grow Garlic in Pots
Being a bit behind, I thought I'd get some garlic growing away in pots rather than wait for decent weather to plant it out.
When to Cloche? New Information on Cloches
PoshCloche have undertaken some interesting temperature trials that turns conventional wisdom on cloches on its head.
Sainsbury’s Selling Caged Eggs
When is your word worthless? The first time you break it. Take note Sainsbury.
Waste Water Abatements – Reduce Allotment Water Charges
Waste water abatements can offer an opportunity for allotment sites to significantly reduce their water costs. This is how to do it.
Happy Snowy New Year
Some gloomy thoughts on what the future holds for us all as I survey the snow outside.
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