We had a little quince tree
Back in 2010 we planted a young quince tree. I wrote a blog post about it here. Twelve years on and our little quince tree now looks like this. This…
Has the window closed?
I've mentioned before that our clay soil can move seamlessly from too hard and dry to dig to too wet and claggy. After having had a lack of rain, for…
More winter preparation
Visits to the allotment are becoming fewer and when we do head to the plot we spend a shorter time there. Digging is hard work on our soil, especially when…
Trying to beat the weather
It's ironic that we spent the entire growing season bemoaning the fact that we needed rain but now we are in a race to get the allotment ready for winter…
Last planting for this year
We didn't do much gardening at the beginning of the week for a number of reasons. One welcome reason is that we have had a few wet days. A less…
Digging still on hold
Whilst we have had some rain, we still haven't had enough to penetrate the soil meaning that the beds are still too dry to dig over. We are visiting the…
Squashed
Our afternoons on the allotment have fallen into a pattern as we switch from planting and watering to clearing and digging.After being dug over, some beds have been covered with…
Living history
Last week has certainly been a memorable one. We had a new prime minister at the beginning of the week and by the end of the week, we had a…
Safely gathered in
We are now at the stage where the allotment beds are emptying and our main focus is clearing and tidying beds. We are still waiting for some rain so that…
Something new
We are still watering the later planted brassicas. The plants deserve some TLC as they had to wait too long before being moved to the allotment due to the hot…