https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aHFKdjqJPRM/hqdefault.jpg We just went through the allotment store to check everything out. Fortunately we only had a couple of rotten spuds, two sprouting garlic cloves and a couple of mouldy onions. Everything else was in fairly good, or very good condition, so it’s all back in the store and this...
What We’ve harvested and eaten We harvested a ‘grand’ total of £52 worth of veg this week, excluding anything from the store. We had 19 meals with ingredients from the allotment. It’s been a good harvest week, the plots have recovered from being picked hard for the big Christmas...
Let’s get this out of the way immediately: there’s no desperate need to sow in January. I’m doing it for some very specific reasons that I explain in the video, but normally sowing in the autumn and mid-February onwards are the best times. That said there are a few things...
This is a new monthly video where I will do a quick run through of the seedlings that I’m sowing and growing on and planting out during the current month. I will try and do it early in the month, in case I inspire anyone to do likewise, but remember...
One of my new years resolutions is to get my a bit more balance in my activities. Specifically I want to spend more time writing, to complement my reading and video making. My writing topic of choice for this year is a new blog focused on my allotment and it...