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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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I thought I was on a winning streak…but no…
One step forwards two steps back – some days are just like that aren’t they? The day started pretty well, I was up at a good time, got some of my cleaning done, home-schooling, other things which need done daily: all good. Come dinner time, I was on a roll and was even happier when…
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Electroculture Gardening – what is it and can it boost your harvest?
Have you heard of electroculture gardening yet? It’s thought to date back to around the 1700s and seems to be yet another one of those things we discarded into the pit of knowledge – but it’s resurfacing big time. It is claimed it can boost your harvest by 100- 300% without needing to add extra…
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The Final Polytunnel Update
In the last update I gave you on the polytunnel, I showed you the very basic structure I had managed to get together using whatever I could get my hands on. Well hold on to your chair friends because I am delighted to announce: IT’S FINISHED!! Is it perfect? Absolutely not. The pipes lean backwards…
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Dealing with the overwhelm – Top 10 Tips
Do you have periods in your life when you definitely feel the overwhelm more than others? I know I do and I think I might be in one just now! Between the usual home-school work, caring role, keeping the house going, the garden work, the allotment (not to mention blogging about it all or keeping…
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I don’t think I’m cut out for this
I think I’m designed for the country but I’m stuck in a town and some days it suffocates me. All I want is to hear natural sounds, smell the air around me as it should be. I love nothing more than being in the garden listening – it’s a whole different world and I yearn…
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Garden Plan – Part 3
A quick background to the project in case you have forgotten or haven’t been here before: I replaced the cover on our polytunnel at our allotment and even though it’s a very make-shift cover, it gave me the idea of making a polytunnel (of sorts) for the back garden. Did I have a spare frame?…
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Save compost and time with this method for sowing larger seeds
Have you ever sowed a lot of large seeds like squash only to have a few come up? Then you think ‘what a waste of compost’! Well, as I’m running out of space in my ‘seed nursery’ in the living room, I decided I could only use the seeds which I knew would germinate –…
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Replacing the greenhouse cover
As I type this, I am in pain! I worked hard for a few hours solid and I am very happy with the result. Regulars to the blog will know my greenhouse has been yellow for some time thanks to a make-shift cover I put on a while ago, but this year I took the…
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Growing Asparagus from Seed!
Trying something new this year – asparagus from seed. I’ve never grown asparagus before and I have been considering it for a few years but didn’t want to fork out a small fortune for a few crowns (one site I looked at currently wants £9.99 for ONE crown). Then by chance I spotted a little…
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Productivity has sprung with Spring!
Oh what a busy week this has been, but in a good way. With Spring comes foraging – ok, I foraged in the allotment and got enough nettles for the first batch of nettle soup this year. It’s packed with all the vitamins and minerals we need after a very long winter. It was paired…
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Carrot sowing with a difference!
I told you the other day I had exciting carrot news to share with you, (weird thing to be saying I know), using a system of sowing which is totally new to me. If you remember, in a previous post, I showed how I used kitchen roll which I had dampened and sprinkled the carrot…
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