April Cheers for chard!! Chard is currently one of my most favourite 'edimental' plants, and although some allotments would claim that it takes up space and does not much more than looking pretty I would argue that it is of great value. I have some on my plot right now that has
April It's coming to life Weeds weeds everywhere... the plot is coming to life, and I need to get on top of it before it turns into a jungle! Also coming to life are my parsnips - it is day 13 since they were sown and the first one has started to show signs of life
April Tidy and prepare Today's trip to the plot, accompanied by a very able helper saw lots and lots of weeding done, and the trimming of a plum tree. The first steps to getting the plot ready for the year ahead and for taking down the tree completely. It was lovely to
April Time to Sow Over Easter weekend I made a proper start on sowing, and did a little potting on of the few things that were already on the go. I planted: * 21 Parsnips (White Gem) in tubes (to be germinated indoors) * 8 pairs of tomato seed saved from the plot last year into
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
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
