Fruit and Veg to Spare. 18th Aug 2017
We are at the height of production on the allotment with more vegetables and fruit arriving than we can possibly eat. I’m not keen on freezing excess down unless it’s i
...
Picking and Protecting. 28th July 2017
The potatoes have been a real success this year. We only planted out one plot whereas last year we planted two, yet the yield this year has equaled last years pickings. The potatoe
...
Going Shopping 14th July 2017
It’s that time of year when we go to the allotment rather than the supermarket for our veg and fruit. We still need to buy in some extras but generally speaking we don’
...
That’s what you call a glut! June 27th 2017
I love it when food comes in gluts as it opens up new ways of cooking in order to use the produce. This year has been a bumper year for strawberries. They have also been earlier th
...
Unusual Plants. 16th June 2017
Our allotment is now divided into beds and this year we have divided one of the beds into nine sections each about 1 metre square, to grow some herbs and more unusual plants. The r
...
Seedlings Coming On. 2nd June 2017
We only have a tiny back garden, hence our allotment, so there is no room for a greenhouse. However we do have this little plastic version (see photo) which we assemble each spring
...
Picking the Produce. 13th May 2017
We are now starting to benefit from our hard work on the allotment. There are still vegetables to plant out but we are also reaping the rewards from both last years and this years
...
Plant Protection. 28th April 2017
Last years chard are starting to re-appear. At first we thought that they were slow getting going then we realised that the rabbits were nibbling the new green shoots. The plants a
...