Autumn is a great time to sow garlic and hardy broad beans. It's also an ideal time to turn compost, mulch beds, sow green manures, and give the shed a fresh coat of paint to protect it from the coming weather. Double row of broad beans ready for planting! For my winter-hardy broad beans, I… Continue reading Autumn Allotment: Sowing Broad Beans, Shed Painting & More
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4 Easy Allotment Flowers for Seed Saving
Saving seeds from your favourite allotment flowers is a wonderfully rewarding and free way to ensure your plot is bursting with colour next season, so now's the perfect time to harvest a little bit of sunshine for next year. I'll be saving seeds from these four allotment superstars, but what are your favourites? Let me… Continue reading 4 Easy Allotment Flowers for Seed Saving
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Wild Weekend
Storm Amy arrived at the tail end of last week, bringing heavy rain and gales to the UK; the wind gusts were fairly strong by Saturday, but mild in comparison to other regions. I popped to the allotment yesterday to see how everything was looking and sure enough everything was still how I'd had left… Continue reading Wild Weekend
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Fresh Greens and Flowers
The heavy rain last week, while a blessing, certainly invigorated the bindweed. I had the thrilling task again of pulling out the long roots. Honestly, if this were a crop, there would be no end to the celebration! After a skirmish with the bindweed, I planted out spring cabbages and other leafy lovelies. They're now… Continue reading Fresh Greens and Flowers
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5 Easy Grow Flowers for the Allotment
Growing flowers on your allotment will add colour and provide lovely blooms for cutting, they may even help to boost the health and productivity of your plot by attracting beneficial insects and pollinators. There are so many lovely flowers that can be grown on the allotment such as dahlias and sweet pea. The flowers listed… Continue reading 5 Easy Grow Flowers for the Allotment
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January Plotting
The deep freeze weather has gone and temperatures are more tolerable for working outside. I went to the allotment yesterday to do a spot of tidying, weeding and cutting back. I stayed for around an hour and it felt good to get outside. I would have liked to stay longer but my dog Rosie feels… Continue reading January Plotting
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