It’s been another week with almost no gardening. Anna and Thom went back to London on Sunday, Steph and Graham arrived to take their place (with a 2 day overlap). That meant I got to enjoy some lovely hiking and lots of time in the gym and the pool. I...
The book itself is written using the Notion web app and you can browse it on the web and soon from within notion itself. The book can be found here. I also have a ‘quick links’ page for the book, that links to just the sections that are finished, but...
After much debate, I’ve finally decided to offer users of my gardening apps, eBook, web site, diary and my youtubers the opportunity to support me via the site Buy Me a Coffee. Thanks so much for all of your support!
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...
I’ve done almost no gardening this week as we’ve been concentrating on family. Anna, Thom and Mimi are visiting us from London. We’ve been out on the beach every day walking and playing with Mimi (the dog), I’ve been hiking with Thom and we’ve spent loads of time in the...
Two of my four daughters live very close by, but the other two are in the London area, which is a 5-7 hour drive away, depending on the traffic. As a result we only see them a few times a year and they – and their families – are staying...
After a busy spring we are now thoroughly enjoying the lazy days of summer. We’ve even had a little rain and are expecting more during the next 7 days. As a result, not much gardening is going on, just watering, weeding and harvesting. Growth is generally strong, although the beetroot...
After feeling back to full strength again last week, this week saw me feeling overly fatigued again for a few days, but I’ve gradually returned to normal again. I’m not sure what’s going on but at least it’s the right time for it. Living is easy in summer and we’ve...
I was still feeling a bit rough at the start of the week, so Debbie drove me to the allotment and we worked together on the last jobs of spring (we are running slightly late). We cleared the second early onions and planted the last of the sweetcorn and winter...
It’s been a tough week, I started to feel ill on Tuesday and basically my body shut down on me. I’ve felt incredibly weak, climbing the stairs is a big effort, muscles sore, throat sore, light fever. I’m still feeling rough as I write this, but fortunately I felt fine...
It definitely feels like the gardening is over now for a while. The kitchen garden only needs attention for about 20 minutes a day and that’s almost all watering containers. I finished the allotment planting early in the week, so it’s all watering and weeding there too. We have much...
This week was the last big push and I’m effectively finished planting the allotment and the kitchen garden now. Debbie’s plot is almost fully planted too. Anyone who gardens though knows that ‘finished’ is always a very poor word to describe the state of a garden. Next week I will...
The first few days of last week were such fun as I worked hard to clear all of my low tunnels to plant peppers. These tunnels were a bit of a mess, full of spinach going to seed and lettuces full of slugs and every bed full of Marestail (my...
Next week is the ‘last push’ as I clear almost all of my over-wintered beds and re-plant them with the summer crops. It’s a major milestone and it marks the beginning of my lazy summer. It’s also a bit of a relief because there’s a lot less to manage. The...