July Sun and rain equals weeds (2025) 7th of July I did not do a full plot visit at the weekend and from the quick(ish) visit today you can tell! The combination of sun, heat and rain has really made things grow, especially the weeds. I pulled up my garlic and some of my onions. I
June Roasted Allotment Veg (2025) This is not really a recipe - just more veg based inspo.... enjoy (I did!!). Step one - chop up ALL THE VEGGIES, coat in some nice olive oil, salt and pepper. Pop in the oven to roast (I use 180c for most things, this was no different). Step Two
June Gentle pottering at the plot (2025) 28th June A gentle potter and light maintenance at the plot today. A good soak for most things and a stinky feed of comfrey tea for the tomatoes and the squash, followed by a quick trim up of the brambles. My aunt and uncle visited with a spare composter, which
June Productive planting Sunday 22nd June I got to the plot early again today, before 7 am and had a really productive time. I achieved both more and less than I had planned today, returning home with some seedlings that will either get planted at home or will live in their pots for
June Early Start Sat 21st June I set my alarm for my normal commute time and was at the plot before 7am. I was the first one there and had the place to myself. I set about clearing the weeds along the fence line between my plot and the communal path, which made
June Radish-leaf Pesto This very tasty pesto made a super simple addition to some grilled chicken wraps. There was so much leaf left after cleaning - and eating - the radishes that I wanted to find a way to use them up, instead of putting them in the compost. The well washed leaves
June Grow, Grow, Grow Sunday 8th The cold frames are full again with a combination of seeds I have sown and seedlings that came in the post. The post seedlings all arrived in really good condition minus a strawberry variety that they ran out of and for some reason my Sorel seems to have
May Raised beds- Part 3 ... and lots of squash Ok. First things first a vole update. I checked over the nest box area, there were no signs of disturbance. Nudging the box did not encourage any squeaks so I set about dismantling the 'votel'. There were no voles (alive or dead) and there were no signs such
May Raised Beds - Part 2 25/5 - Project Success It has cost me £108 to build the four small raised beds. Which breaks down as follows: - Compost £36 - Pallet Collars £32 - Top Soil £40 The raised beds probably took 2 to 3 hours of work time with gaps for other tasks
project Featured Raised Beds - Part 1 A short but productive trip to the allotment today. I finally lifted the tarp and I am very happy that I put it down when I did. There were so few weeds and I just needed to flatten out the area a little and move a little soil and gravel
May May has arrived 14/05 - an hour ish I had a bit of a hunt for compost today, the allotment shop had run out. I ended up with two tomato grow bags. I planted a block of sweetcorn, and did a little weeding. There is already a lot more weeding to do
April I didn't plant the cat I had a day off and time to go to the plot and get a few things done. After wrangling the hose and trying not to get distracted by the weeding. They keep growing!!! I set about making a new minimal disturbance / no-dig bed. The rest of my beds have
April Trolly Trundle I had some seedlings to transport to the plot today so I borrowed a beach trolly thing from my parents and loaded it up for a walk to the plot. Along with Mum and two little helpers I trundled along to the allotment. We all took turns to push or
April Brewing some tea Today was just a quick visit to the plot for some strimming and weeding. The first load of weeds were comfrey and nettle, these went into a big container of water. I think it used to contain mango chutney and it is the perfect size. I rescued the container from
April Awesome little thugs 07/04 A quick evening visit to the plot to plant out some sugar peas. After giving them a really good soak I planted about 8 plants next to the trellis built at the weekend and topped them off with a bit of compost and another food soak. I popped
April April - Where are the showers?? Ordering stuff online can be a bit of a hassle sometimes. Dealing with couriers and customer services and has taken up more time than I would have liked this week. But the good news is my seeds and strawbs have arrived. The even better news is that now the clocks
March The end of March I know I am behind folks (mostly Nan) - I will do some catching up on posts in the coming days!! 29/03 I was away from home this week, but still managed to have the plot on my mind and with insta, email and pretty shocking self control I
2025 Weeds with potential This week has been all about seed babies and feeling a little bit rough. I went to the allotment with my brother to claim my shed and found a big bit of corrugated tubing which is now a hand tool holder. I did some light weeding and raised up the
March At home and on the plot Saturday What a lovely morning at the plot. Last week's lack of progress firmly behind me and in perspective; I made a plan for the day with a small helper in mind. I set up two stations with clear instructions and that kept my neice occupied shuttling from
March Remember Gratitude Monday Today before work I ordered a new composter for home along with some onion and garlic sets. The composter will live at home, but I would not have bought it right now if I didn't have the plot, so I will be counting it as allotment spend.
March It's March It is March and the allotment is getting busier each time I visit. Today the allotment shop had no compost because yesterday (a Saturday) was busy enough that they sold 50 bags. Fortunately this lack of compost did not really make a huge difference to my plans. Today I hand
February My Narnia and black gold Tuesday Dad and a helper went to the plot today. They spread three barrowfulls of wood chip in the pathways by the fruitbeds. That's a whole £1.50. I added to the excel planner and after a little research I think I have come up with things to
February The price of progress?? Spend: £224.49 (total for the week) Mood Words: Oops, wincing Time on the plot: 4.5 hrs (for the week) Tuesday After attempting to be cautious with my spending I have to confess to a bit of a splurge. Here is the breakdown: B&Q - £96 -
February Dig a stripe - Weed a stripe At about 10:30 this morning I purchased a pair of gloves on the way to my plot. I had not anticipated the extent to which allotmenting would help to combat all but the faintest hint of post-holiday blues. Packing the essentials into the car, and unable to find any
February Pause - Allotment Will Load Shortly Because life does not stop when you are on the allotment waiting list we spent the first week of February on holiday. I had to remind my dad that despite his position as keyholder and helper-in-chief I didn’t expect or really even want him to make any progress while
