For an overview of everything that I’m sowing for the whole year, please take a look at my month-by-month sowing guide. I don’t generally recommend sowing anything in January unless you have very specific circumstances, but February is different. By the time – mid Feb planted – seedlings are breaking...
I have a new version of my database now and you can find the details here. 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...
Overview of the week It’s been a busy week, I’ve had two days out walking, lots of swimming and a day barrowing wood chips to Debbie’s plot and my plot as well as one of our allotment friends. We’ve also done the biggest harvest of the year so far. I...
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...
Overview of the week We’ve had some great weather this week, so rather than distract ourselves and go hiking, we’ve knuckled down and made real progress on all those jobs that we should have already finished by now! The main focus has been on laying down wood chip on Jennie...
I have a much improved version of this guide which you can find here 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...
Overview of the week I’ve been away on holiday this week in sunny Scarborough and I had a lovely time, hiking the Cinder Track from Scarborough to Robin Hood’s Bay and several other hikes and adventures. I took the opportunity to take a rest day in York and toured the...
Overview of the week Maybe it’s that new year spirit, but I’ve actually been motivated to spend quite a bit of time on the allotment this week, something like 8 hours in total, most of it was spent clearing up. I’ve also planted my first batch of seeds! We’ve also...
I don’t generally recommend sowing anything in January. It’s easy to germinate seedlings at home of course, but then you will find that it’s too warm and the light levels are too low, so you will get leggy seedlings. If you move them to an unheated greenhouse, they will grow...