Overview of the week I’m writing this diary on Tuesday and so I’ve now forgotten a lot of what I did last week, which is why I normally write it on Saturday! Having consulted my personal diary though I discovered that I spent Monday and Tuesday cycling, installed yet another...
For an overview of everything that I’m sowing for the whole year, please take a look at my month-by-month sowing guide. May was perhaps even more challenging than April, we had three frosts, one of them bad enough to kill about 20% of the peppers and French beans, even under...
Overview of the week For some reason I allowed myself to forget just how busy spring is on the allotments and in the kitchen garden. Incredibly I scheduled three holidays during spring, all of which – thank goodness – were cancelled as a result of the corona virus, I’m not...
Overview of the week Life is much more relaxed now, all of the big jobs are done, so we are ticking over. Every week brings a new bed to completion, it gets reconditioned and replanted, tick, tick, tick and so it goes for a few months. Unfortunately my knees are...
Overview of the week We are almost planted now, this week Jennie and Jon finished clearing the ground on their plot, prepared it and mulched it ready for the winter brassicas and squash. They were worn out so Debbie and I planted the winter brassicas. We’ve been busy planting on...
Overview of the week I’ve taken a bit of a break this week to rest my knees and back and they are both improving very slowly. This week has seen steady progress though as I try and clear, recondition and plant one bed a day on my plot and chip...
Overview of the week No records this week, but a very respectable harvest. It’s been a tough week though, I’ve not been sleeping too well because I’ve hurt my knee and my back, so I can’t get comfortable. Both injuries are very minor, brought on by a little too much...
For an overview of everything that I’m sowing for the whole year, please take a look at my month-by-month sowing guide. April has had it’s ups and downs, that’s for sure! Set aside Covid 19 and the associated lockdown, the biggest challenge has been blazing hot sun during the day...
Overview of the week Well we broke all records today, harvesting more in a single day than ever before and more in a week too, when you exclude bulk harvests (garlic, onions, beets etc). That’s quite a feat mid-way through the hungry gap and I’m chuffed to bits. My strategy...
Overview of the week It’s been another week dominated by growing food and there’s been plenty of variety, good progress, a surprising hard frost and a dip in motivation levels. The weather has been excellent, very sunny, maybe too sunny but cold at night. Fortunately I am now getting...