This time of year is always so busy in the garden that it is hard to find the time to sit and write. So I apologise, but this post is more photos than anything else. I just wanted to note down the progress in the vegetable garden so far this summer. The area I am…
Category: Allotment
SLUG PUBS AND DUSK PATROL
As gardeners we are meant to love all living things, but lately, one particular living thing is testing my patience – slugs. If like me, you have an aversion to pesticides, natural methods in pest control can be employed. However, one single method of natural pest control will not work effectively alone – It is…
Rain, Heatwave and Permaculture
The April showers came with avengeance. I spent the month sowing seeds indoors and potting out into my shed. The shed became overgrown with healthy looking seedlings, but with nowhere to go. Fortunately towards the end of the month the wet weather cleared, and what with a beautiful May bank holiday, I started transplanting the…
MARCH ON THE VEGETABLE PLOT
I have always involved my children in vegetable growing, but this year, with my daughter’s growing interest in absolutely everything life shows her, I am getting her more involved in the growing process. Last year she was overwhelmingly ecstatic collecting the “Tatoes!” whilst I dug them up from the ground, so now, at the beginning…
FEBRUARY VEGETABLE PLOT JOBS & REWARDS
My aim for this year was to produce food all year round. Well quite accidentally I have produced my first over-wintered vegetable, Kale! These Dwarf Green Curled Kale plants can be harvested between September-Early March, so there is an opportunity this month to harvest the last of the leaves with their earthy flaVour rich in…
JANUARY VEGETABLE PLOT PREPARATIONS
During the Summer and Autumn months I find the vegetable plots which I have worked on are crammed full of vegetables, but dormant throughout winter and spring. This year I want to start experimenting with overwintering vegetables to prolong my food supply throughout the year. It is January, the coldest period of winter. As the…
VEGETABLE PATCH PROGRESS
I have been meaning to do this for a while, and now the seeds are sown, weeding has been done, and the toddler is asleep I have time to myself to write about our progress on the vegetable garden. Here’s a before and after photo: After clearing the area of weeds we found a number…
VEGETABLE PATCH
The garden to our house has a large unused wasteland at the back. My goal this year is to clear it all ready for growing in the Spring next year. This sounds very simple, but I have a 10m deep area of brambles, 5 overgrown Laurel bushes, various structures from previous owners allotmenteering efforts, a rotting…
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