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Polytunnel replacement!
In my last post I explained how I had finally decided to replace my diy polytunnel with a bought one. Before I show you how the job went over the weekend, I would like to point out that while the rest of the country was basking in sunshine, we were once again, stuck under a…
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Gardening in Scottish weather
I haven’t been up to the allotment much this week as the weather has been so bad and we seem to have allocated Sunday as a day to go up regardless of the weather. I told Hubby it’s my ‘outdoor church’. When we arrived, Dearest Son stayed in the car and I went to check…
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Hot and windy August day on the plot
I managed a trip to the allotment today to take up many bags of compost before the car goes in for it’s MOT tomorrow (which will be today when this post goes live). It was a very hot and windy day on the plot and I had the intention of sorting out the compost bins.…
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When the harvest is over
I am not saying the harvest is completely over but something did occur to me the other day when I was picking some peas at the allotment. We’ve had a great pea harvest this year and the plant I was picking from is showing the tell-tale signs it is coming to the end of it’s…
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Perfect Pea Productivity!
We did a very quick harvesting from a couple of our pea and bean plants and the results were surprisingly positive. We only have a few snow pea plants and a short row of maincrop (kelvedon wonder) peas plus a few broad bean plants. The other day we nipped up quickly to the plot and…
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Growing carrots using the egg tray method – the honest results
I saw this method on YouTube and thought I’d give it a go. I put up a post previously about how I set it all up but in case you’ve forgotten, I’ll give you a quick reminder. Today they look like this: So was it a success? Actually, no it wasn’t but the failure is…
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Little time for rest in the summer
Please tell me I’m not the only one finding it hard to ‘stop’ in the summer! Weeds keep growing, plants need tended to, grass needs cut, house to be cleaned, days out, teenager to keep busy….on and on it goes. Hard work looks like it’s paying off on the plot though: For the first time…
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Allotment improvements
We’ve been working pretty hard in the allotment and the progress is really beginning to show, at least to me it is. This is how the brassica area looked before our two visits last week: A big job and there is a third row to the right which you can’t quite see but believe me,…
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A mixed weekend of progress, rain and gardening (plus some blog news)
At the beginning of the weekend, I didn’t think I would be getting much done. We did get a thunder storm on Friday afternoon and I was sure that was to set the tone for the next few days. I wasn’t far wrong! Some indoor jobs were necessary so I was pleased to get the…
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Brassicas without the massacre
Last year was a disaster so I’m hoping this year will be a brassica win. We finally got a break in the weather to get up to the plot and get some of the brassicas in. We need to grow them under a cover with hoops due to the birds which will strip them in…
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A quick plot update
We had a very productive plot visit today which I am delighted about! Last time I showed you the last bay we were working on and I still had some weeding left to do in one corner. Today, not only did I manage to get the weeding finished…..hold onto your hats…..we got more manure and…
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POTATOES!
If the title looks like I’m shouting then you would be correct but it is a happy shout my friends I assure you: The potatoes are in, I repeat, the potatoes are in. A little while managed at the allotment has produced a small number of what felt like little miracles! Some of these will…
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