I don't often go to the allotment in January, but it was nice and mild last weekend, around 10 degrees, so we headed over there for a quick family trip to see what was going on. There were a few plot holders

As the evenings draw in and the air takes on that unmistakable autumnal chill, the community garden has been in full swing with its final summer harvest. The runner beans are hanging like little green

The raised beds are in, the soil’s fresh, and the hard graft is finally starting to feel worth it. After weeks of slow progress (fitting it in between work, kids, and everything else life throws at you),

It’s been a little while since I shared an update on the community garden plot – and truth be told, things are moving a little slower than I originally hoped. But hey, slow progress is still progress,

There’s something deeply satisfying about gathering food you’ve grown yourself — especially when it’s done with your kids, in the warm evening sun, surrounded by buzzing bees and the late-summer hum of

Hey All, In my last post around the IPO for Bajaj Housing Finance which I had subscribed to for 2 lots i.e. which is equivalent to 428 shares at a cutt off price of Rs.70 per share - so the total investment

I have been planting stuff for a couple of weeks now indoor as well outdoors. Some small plants need some indoor time to get strong before they have the strength to go outside. But others just need a day

I've just put together a rough outline of my allotment plan... I did this using the crop rotation planner from this website here. Not sure if it follows on from what I grew where last season, but something

It's ALMOST time to start sewing a few things for this 2024 growing season, so I thought I'd swing by the allotment to see what kind of state it's in before I get stuck in, probably next week or the week

There's not a lot to do on the allotment at this time of year, onions and garlic are about the only things you can put in! Oddly enough I've been planting onions during a spot of volunteering I do, over

There's not a lot to do on the allotment once you hit late October early November except for clearing the plot and tidying up for next Spring, spring 2024 in this case. We (us local allotment holders)

Well it's now late October and the last couple of weeks have been all about the ButterNut squash. I think I've done pretty well over all: This was the squash patch about 10 days back, back in sunnier times!

So I did a little harvesting on the allotment this weekend and the zenith and nadir are the Chilis and the Sweet Potatoes respectively.... Luscious Chiles... I'm pretty pleased with these, I've harvested

I've been keeping things ticking over on the allotment, focussing mainly on tidying up over the last couple of weeks just doing an hour at a time: little and often! Beds 1 and 2 I haven't done too much

I was intending to clean out my shed on the allotment a couple of weeks back but on opening it up I noticed this fat wasps nest! It's a beautiful thing in fairness, but it was getting in the way of my

I've been mainly focussing on just tidying up the allotment and getting it ready for next year this week, but my minor OCD got in the way of my cunning plan to leave my potatoes in one of the beds until

I finally feel like I am back into my flow on the allotment now, spending a little time down there most days of the week and I am just flying through the chores. I honestly don't know how I managed to

I've been a bit slack on the allotment this year: getting started late and it being a bit of an odd year weather wise has meant it's all been a bit soul destroying. But I finally got my act together and

It's been a tough year on the allotment, what with a very wet spring, then a very dry June and then a wet July. And because I got everything in late that means it's been more of a challenge, and why I

Probably the most unfun aspect of having an allotment is keeping the damned grass trimmed, which at this time of year needs doing at least every 3 weeks to keep it all sweet. The only efficient way to