It’s time to plant out the main crop brassicas. I already have plenty of over-wintered plants in the ground, as welll as my early kales, so we have plenty to eat for now. It’s time though to put in the brassicas that will feed us from Autumn until Spring. Although...
April is my busiest month, huge harvests, lots of sowing, but even more planting and lots of beds to clear and recondition ready for May planting, so it’s quite a relief to get to May. I have dozens of seed trays full of healthy plants now and many of the...
We are now in the hungry gap, that time of year when traditionally there’s not been much to harvest. I’ve gradually been working to make the hungry gap a bit more abundant for us and that’s important because we are self-sufficient in veg. I’ve a series of videos that cover...
Allotment Finances We’ve harvested a total of £2205 of fruit and veg this year We’ve spent a total of £482 this year, mostly one time investments What we’ve harvested and eaten We harvested a total of £170 worth of veg this week, excluding everything from the store. This is quite...
Allotment Finances We’ve harvested a total of £1975 of fruit and veg this year We’ve spent a total of £458 this year, mostly one time investments What we’ve harvested and eaten We harvested a total of £245 worth of veg this week, excluding everything from the store. This is a...
This video marks the third anniversary of my first ever harvest off the allotments. I’ve come a long way, in fact today is also the day that I harvested £2,000 worth of veg so far this year, which is a huge upgrade on previous years and proves once and for...
It’s been a bit of a wait for some suitable weather, but today we finally got to plant out the onions! It’s an important day, because this single day’s planting will provide our complete daily supply for most of the year. I like to grow all of my onions from...
This post has been updated for 2020 This video is about our allotment related sustainability efforts. These are directed primarily at reducing our: fresh water use, carbon footprint, consumption of single use plastic and exposure to toxins. We are also trying to build top soil, encourage beneficial birds and insects,...
Allotment Finances We’ve harvested a total of £1730 of fruit and veg this year We’ve spent a total of £458 this year, mostly one time investments What we’ve harvested and eaten We harvested a total of £228 worth of veg this week, excluding everything from the store. This is a...
We are self-sufficient in veg and seasonal fruit so if I want to eat something, I have to grow it. Sometimes I take this seriously, because I really want great food to eat every day, sometimes it’s just a bit of fun, or an experiment to test out an idea...