There was no post last week as me and my family went on holiday to Wales. With everything that is going on in the world we were sure it wasn’t going to happen but we were lucky and the holiday went ahead. It was so good to get away and recharge the batteries. Wales isContinue reading “It’s Been 1 Week”
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March of the Pumpkins
Finally got the weeds back under control after they had gone mad with all the rain. Took me an age to do but I found it quite therapeutic. The pumpkins are still going strong. I’ve curled their shoots away from my leeks but now they are crossing the path between the bed they are inContinue reading “March of the Pumpkins”
Weeds
I didn’t get down to my allotment much this week due to it raining most of the time. So I went down on Sunday and got stuck into the weeding. After all the rain we have had the weeds have come back with a vengeance. I spent all of Sunday afternoon weeding and then onlyContinue reading “Weeds”
Patiently Waiting for Crops
Not too much news to report with regards to the plot, everything is coming along nicely but nothing to harvest as of yet. I did get a cloche from Amazon to protect my cauliflower from the pigeons and I must say I love it. So easy to build and the net easily slides up toContinue reading “Patiently Waiting for Crops”
Failed Project
So I want this to be an honest account of my allotment journey. To do this I have to show you the stuff that I don’t get right. After my success of making my compost bin out of pallets, I decided to see if I could make a mini greenhouse/cold frame out of pallets. IContinue reading “Failed Project”
Comfrey Conflict
Got my Dad down the plot today to help out. He kept my daughter busy helping her prune back the bush next to her shed. I on the other hand, started on my 4th bed. Not too sure what is going in this bed yet but I have a lot of seeds to choose from.Continue reading “Comfrey Conflict”
Allotment Life 