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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Quick tidy up SteveSeptember 28, 2023September 24, 2023 A short afternoon visit, after all the wind and rain during the week some fresh air was needed…
Tomatoes out – Onions in SteveSeptember 17, 2023September 17, 2023 I received an email the other week from the allotment committee telling us that we must all destroy…
Cutting grass and thinking it’s too hot SteveSeptember 11, 2023 Three days where the temperature has reached 25c which makes it a heatwave. That is where we have…
Super sunny morning at the plot SteveSeptember 3, 2023 It was still all a bit misty when I arrived early in the morning and a bit cold.…
Climbing trees, making netting SteveAugust 28, 2023 It seems like ages since I have gone to the plot first thing in the morning and spent…
Watching things grow at the plot SteveAugust 25, 2023August 24, 2023 The middle of summer and while there is plenty to be done on the plot, at the same…
More sun, more weeding SteveAugust 7, 2023August 6, 2023 I also built a bit more of the plot edging using the old decking from the garden, a…
A break in the rain for some weeding SteveAugust 5, 2023 I quickly went up to the allotment in the evening when it was neither windy, rainy, or cold.…
The windy day of potatoes – and sprouts SteveJuly 29, 2023 A rare sunny and dry day, although windy, I thought we’d better dig up the potatoes. This was…
An evening of potatoes and swedes SteveJuly 21, 2023July 19, 2023 At long last I got to plant out the swedes, so far this year has been mostly catching…
Lots of weeding, planting out cucumbers SteveJuly 14, 2023 An afternoon of weeding where I filled two buckets full of bindweed, I also tied up the tomatoes…
The night of the peas and courgettes SteveJuly 8, 2023 I had not been to the plot for over a week, the weather had been a mix of…
Garlic and tomatoes SteveJune 26, 2023 Suddenly it was mid year, longest day, time for the garlic to be pulled up. Until a week…
Wires for the Raspberries SteveJune 17, 2023 On my todo list I have “wire up raspberries” which is a reminder to put in place some…
Hose pipes and leeks SteveJune 11, 2023 Watering the plot has always been quite a major job, multiple trips to the water trough up and…
Hot(ish) Days SteveJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023 Still not really hitting 20c according to the temperature probe in the garden, but in the sun it…
Everything is growing SteveMay 29, 2023 Firstly, bindweed. I managed with ease to fill a small trug with it. Mostly it comes out easy…
The evening of the sprout plants SteveMay 24, 2023 The sprouts I sowed in seed tray, in coir, had grown well but were starting to show signs…
Just weeding SteveMay 21, 2023 A late start and one where it was hot and sunny. I could had done more but I…
Cutting the grass, again SteveMay 18, 2023May 17, 2023 I thought I would go up to the plot to give the seeds a bit of a water.…
Peas and Potatoes SteveMay 17, 2023 I found it hard to find borlotti bean seeds, I tracked them down as pinto beans. I’m not…
Sunny afternoon at the plot SteveMay 8, 2023 Suddenly, Sunday afternoon it became sunny and warm. It’s not yet been hot yet this year, there has…
Early sunny morning – lots done SteveMay 1, 2023April 30, 2023 A good four hours on the plot while Tom was at work, super early in the morning and…
Last row of potatoes before it rains SteveApril 25, 2023 Sun, a small bit of warmth, but plenty of rain means the plot and it’s bindweed was in…
Parsnips and Purple Sprouting SteveApril 18, 2023 I wanted to sow parsnips last week but the weather didn’t allow it. It was cloudy but warm…
Potatoes In SteveApril 11, 2023 Easter weekend was set to be super sunny for the most part (BRITS SIZZLE IN EASTER HEATWAVE.. as…
Tidying up – last fire of the year SteveApril 2, 2023 This weekend would be the last time fires are permitted until the end of summer, so I was…
New decking, more sowing, some repotting SteveMarch 26, 2023 Finally got round to replacing the “decking” at the plot. It was originally made of pallets but after…
More seeds SteveMarch 19, 2023 Mostly sowing more seeds, which will start off indoors until they germinate and then go outside undercover. Last…
Starting to sow seeds SteveMarch 12, 2023 Suddenly… it was time to sow seeds for 2023 and with the prospect of it getting busy as…
Fire and Trees SteveMarch 5, 2023March 5, 2023 Finally, I finish pruning/chopping the shrubs and trees in the garden for their yearly haircut. It seems to…
Shredded bushes and raspberry supports SteveFebruary 26, 2023 I’ve been recording outside temperatures for three years now (the computer does all the monitor, I just look…
New Raspberry Bed Complete SteveFebruary 12, 2023February 12, 2023 It took longer than I was expecting, but I did end up doing some pretty deep digging in…
Parsnips and Raspberries SteveJanuary 29, 2023 I dug up the remaining parsnips, not the best harvest but better than nothing. They will be chopped…
Sunrise, frost and raspberries SteveJanuary 22, 2023 I got to the plot before sunrise this morning, it was a bit dark and certainly a lot…
Muddy Mud and Woodchip SteveJanuary 14, 2023 A lack of plot visits for over the previous months mostly due to constant rain every weekend. It…
New year – new woodchip for paths SteveJanuary 2, 2023 I knew there was woodchip available at the plot but I had not been able to get there…
2022 Summary SteveDecember 31, 2022 A quick summary of 2022… a year that seemed to come and go way too quickly. It was…