On The Allotment

As this is the first year tending the allotment we will be fairly conservative in what we will attempt to grow, with the view to adding different crops year on year as we experiment to find what works best. The current list stands at: Potatoes Carrots Beetroot Parsnips Mange Tout French Beans Dwarf French Beans [...]

I have been very fortunate that this plot of land has coincided with a property that I own just going up for rent. I have been doing some work on the property, putting a new window in and some other improvements, so I have not had any tenants in the property for a while. The [...]

My first plans for the allotment are: Visit the site again and measure up Photograph the plot to show the starting point Draw-up the plot on the computer Get a soil testing kit and test the soil Check status of compost bins Check Status of Water Butts Come up with a list of things I [...]

The first post of a blog is always very difficult. I did not want to do the generic ‘First post’ that says nothing, so in this post I intend to introduce myself, what this blog is all about and what the vision for it is. It is true of course that blogs are an organic [...]