It is still February and it is still raining. Today I arrived at the plot with the intention of digging up the last of the potatoes, before they start sprouting and creating another generation only to find that the lock to my shed had totally seized up. Not to be

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

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 - "Ingredients&

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

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