Quick visits to the plot SteveJuly 22, 2024July 21, 2024 The one day I had time to be at the plot the weather decided to modal mid winter…
Just the garden growing… SteveJuly 21, 2024 The peas came out this weekend, they finished a couple of weeks ago but some were still keeping…
Rain and warmth in the garden SteveJuly 15, 2024 Rain in the summer is annoying but if it’s warm too then plants will grow and sometimes very…
Courgettes and swedes SteveJuly 14, 2024 We have started to puck courgettes and with all the wet weather I am expecting them to grow…
Monthly Harvest June 24 SteveJuly 7, 2024 June 2024 June turned into the hottest month of the year and the hottest June since 2021 in…
New Shed SteveJuly 4, 2024 Back in 2022 we put up a shed at another plot, it was time for us to take…
Suddenly Summer SteveJuly 4, 2024 Lots of watering other the last week leaving the plot with a mixture of over wintered plants coming…
Not so windy in the garden SteveJune 17, 2024June 16, 2024 A super windy weekend which meant it wasn’t the best to spend a lot of time at the…
Windy visit SteveJune 16, 2024 Super windy with cold and rain yesterday and sun with blue skies today. I was surprised to see…
Beans plant out, strawberries picked SteveJune 8, 2024 I cut the grass paths between plots, and I built a bit more of the decking edging that…
Monthly harvest – May 24 SteveJune 6, 2024June 4, 2024 May 2024 The final leeks pulled, a mix of mostly small leeks but much better than the nearly…
Radish everywhere! SteveJune 5, 2024June 4, 2024 We are on a mission to eat as many radish as possible as the garden keeps providing enough…
Planting out squash & strawberry war victory SteveJune 4, 2024 A mixed weather forecast of warm sunny and rainy days for the next week which made me think…
Monthly Harvest – April 24 SteveMay 26, 2024 April 2024 After last year where we harvested next to no leeks, disappointing from one of our “big…
Garden beds filling up SteveMay 25, 2024 Sunny early morning and so planted out: I sowed some more beetroot as the current line of plants…
Planting out beans and tomatoes SteveMay 20, 2024May 19, 2024 I sowed runner beans undercover last weekend and this weekend they were ready to plant out. This year…
The battle of the weeds SteveMay 19, 2024 A mix of warm weather and rain meant the plot, and in fact the whole allotment site, had…
The battle of the peas SteveMay 12, 2024 A mid week visit on the way home from work, it was sunny and warm during the day…
Sunny day in the garden SteveMay 5, 2024 A bank holiday weekend started off sunny and I had a long list of plants that needed planting…
Netting for strawberries SteveMay 4, 2024 I started this the other week, creating a frame and netting for the strawberries. The idea here is…
Evening visit, banking up potatoes SteveApril 30, 2024 No longer working for home, for now, means I can’t finish work and be on the plot before…
Cutting bushes, planting out SteveApril 30, 2024 Finally got round to cutting the bushes back to shape and trimming/hacking the tree. The off cuts I…
Strawberry netting and potatoes SteveApril 21, 2024 A had a chance afternoon not at work during the week and so took the opportunity to spend…
Weekly Harvest March 2024 SteveApril 17, 2024 March 2024 A month of spending money, on seed potatoes (normal) and three new gooseberry bushes (a one…
Prepping for Courgettes SteveApril 14, 2024 Cloudy early morning which soon turned to warm sun. I cycled up to the plot as the main…
Planting out onions SteveApril 8, 2024April 7, 2024 It may had been super windy up at the plot but in the garden we were sheltered from…
Parsnips in the wind SteveApril 7, 2024 Blue sky and sun but very windy. Coming from the south and so hitting the plot head on.…
Potatoes planted SteveMarch 30, 2024 So far with Easter weather, promised to be windy and unsettled, has turned out to be warm with…
First sowing in the garden for 2024 SteveMarch 29, 2024 Easter weekend, early this year at the end of March. So far this year it has been mostly…
Onions planted – beds prepped SteveMarch 23, 2024 Forecast for rain but when I woke up it was blue sky and sunny. I wasn’t planning anything…
Shop compost for the garden beds SteveMarch 17, 2024March 16, 2024 We make compost at home but there is not enough waste to make a lot of it, so…
Enough home made compost to go around SteveMarch 16, 2024 After a bit of a rainy week and next week looking like much the same, Saturday started off…
More beans and no fruit cage SteveMarch 3, 2024 It must be the first day of the year where it has been cold but sunny, clear blue…
Weekly Harvest Feb 24 SteveFebruary 29, 2024 February 2024 Not much going on at the moment, mostly wind and rain. I did pop up to…
Cold and Wet SteveFebruary 25, 2024 There was a brief bit of early morning sun and blue sky which made me think I could…
Chilli seedlings SteveFebruary 19, 2024 Not much has happened on the plot for weeks because it’s been constantly raining all month. However, at…
Frozen broad beans SteveJanuary 28, 2024 For the last couple of years we have not had any frost or sub-zero temperatures. We got a…
Weekly Harvest 14th Jan 24 SteveJanuary 14, 2024 14th January 2024 I wasn’t sure what to expect from the parsnips as they had struggled all year.…
New year – new neighbour SteveJanuary 6, 2024January 6, 2024 2024 has (still) not given us flying cars but it has given us lots of rain and high…
A sunny day – prepping a bed SteveDecember 10, 2023 I had a midweek day off work and it turned out to be quite sunny and warm, I…
Tidying up, taking down the PoppaDomes SteveDecember 3, 2023December 2, 2023 They served us well this year, I never knew they even existed until we got them. I was…
Poo on the plot SteveDecember 2, 2023 According to the weather, today will be the last day of the year when it won’t be wet,…
Weekly Harvest – Nov 23 SteveNovember 30, 2023January 6, 2024 November 2023 . 2023 B/F £271.42 IN OUT courgette – 0.196g £0.59 turnip – 467g £1.87 swede –…
Clearing up leaves SteveNovember 26, 2023 The last time I was at the plot, there were leaves on the trees and everything was looking…
Winter time, winter veg SteveNovember 5, 2023November 5, 2023 I have not been to the plot for nearly a month, a mixture of being busy and bad…
Weekly Harvest 31st Oct 23 SteveOctober 31, 2023 31st October 2023 A month of hot sunny days and then dark rainy days… I was able to…
Beetroot and Butternut remaining SteveOctober 9, 2023October 8, 2023 Tidying the garden, starting with cutting the grass which after all the dry and warm weather had become…
Digging up the paths SteveOctober 8, 2023 Not me, the local wildlife…. We get this every so often where upon arriving I find a lot…
Turnip harvest means it’s Autumn SteveOctober 1, 2023 I’m glad I decided to grow turnips this year as I really fancied a meal with turnips, maybe…
Weekly Harvest 30th Sept 23 SteveSeptember 30, 2023September 30, 2023 30th September 2023 The last of the tomatoes, another good 1kg+ and that’s it all done for the…