Overview of the week The lockdown proceeds and we are all fine. There’s not much variety in our lives, but the weather is good and we have plenty to do. So much to do in fact that I wonder how I managed to fit all the cycling, hiking, travel etc...
Last year I decided that planning my allotment on a spreadsheet wasn’t for me. I’m a visual person and I found messing around with a spreadsheet was a real chore, I wanted to enjoy my planning. I decided to use Airtable as the basis for a solution, I chose it...
This document captures answers to the most common questions that I get about our allotments, what we grow and how we grow. Where are you? England North west Lytham St Annes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytham_St_Annes The allotments are here: https://goo.gl/maps/3XBLthZwqp8AddHh7 Are you really by the seaside? The house is ½ a mile from...
This is the third draft of my guide to growing an abundance of vegetables all year round, especially in the so called Hungry Gap. The “jobs for the month” sections have been expanded in this version and I have new photos! I’d love a bit of feedback on how useful it...
For an overview of everything that I’m sowing for the whole year, please take a look at my month-by-month sowing guide. March is the most important sowing month, but April is still critical. It’s the month when I get to re-sow things that failed in March! (kalettes) and the month...
Overview of the week Despite the lockdown we are fine, in fact not having very much to do means that we get to focus a bit more on hobbies and getting ahead on our allotment jobs. Our life is fairly simple, so except for having to cancel a couple of...
Like many people I’ve been feeling a bit worried and helpless in the face of the unfolding spread of the corona virus and the resulting COVID 19 disease. I decided that the best therapy would be to take some proactive action no matter how small. Debbie and decided that we...
Overview of the week Well what a week it’s been, we’ve gone from relative normality to near lockdown, at least we still have freedom of movement, we can visit allotments and we can in theory go shopping, although there’s very little there for us to buy. We are however fine,...
Overview of the week It’s not been the best of weeks, the weather is still variable and I’m still suffering from the primary affects of an infection and the side effects of the treatment, but I’ve made the best of it and kept busy. I’m particularly excited to have rationalised,...
Overview of the week I’ve been in the local area all week since I’m not allowed to do anything strenuous like riding my bike, hiking or otherwise taxing my tendons. That said it’s been a wonderful week. The weather’s been very kind to me and I’ve slowly worked my way...
Overview of the week It’s been another week of high winds and rain and the chard and field beans have been suffering quite a slow down of growth, so for the first time this year they’ve been given a harvest holiday to recover! I’m also in recovery mode, although in...
For an overview of everything that I’m sowing for the whole year, please take a look at my month-by-month sowing guide. March is the most important sowing month of the year for me, well at least until August when we so most of the winter crops. Unlike August though there’s...
Overview of the week I’ve continued to be over tired this week, so I’ve been mostly at home in St Annes, but that’s given me the opportunity to sow seeds and do some potting on. Fortunately I’ve not missed much by being at home because the weather has been...
Overview of the week I’ve not felt very well this week, so I’ve been mostly at home in St Annes, but that’s given me the opportunity to work through a few allotment jobs and sow seeds and do some potting on. Fortunately I’ve not missed much by being at...