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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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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Jewels of the Winter Allotment
I do appreciate a beautiful cabbage, especially now when little else is available from the allotment. A light dusting of frost adds to the beauty don't you think? It almost breaks my heart to harvest them. To me, cabbages are the jewels of the winter allotment. Apart from the usual green savoy I also grow… Continue reading Jewels of the Winter Allotment
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Clearing Ground
Spring feels as though it has been shoved back another month, it is still so cold and currently snowing. But it will come and I need to be prepared for the madness it will bring. I popped to the plot on Monday to harvest the last of the parsnips I forgot about, fresh little leaves… Continue reading Clearing Ground
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Christmas Dinner!
The joy of popping to the plot to harvest vegetables on Christmas Eve, it has to be one of the most rewarding visits us allotment gardeners do and one I know I really look forward to. Sometimes though it doesn't all go to plan despite our best efforts, but what we do harvest we cherish… Continue reading Christmas Dinner!
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A New Year Begins
It was cold and frosty this morning, a fresh new year, very fresh indeed. My early morning routine is pretty much the same each day, I let the chickens out of the coops and fill up their feeders, on a cold morning I defrost the drinkers too. I don't keep my chickens on my allotment,… Continue reading A New Year Begins
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