Lately we’ve turned our attention to the upcoming seasons, AUTUMN (and Winter!) and the impending hungry gap. It’s our first winter season as Allotmenteers so we’re trying our a…… Read more “Aquadulce Longpod Broad Bean”

Alas, another pestilent plague has wreaked havoc on our produce. This time the unfortunate victim was Tea Stew’s rocket. And who was the culprit? Yep, you guessed…… Read more “How not to grow rocket”

I inherited my grandfather’s old gardening book today. Shame he’s not still around to help me use it. Hope I’ll learn from it anyways and grow many…… Read more “Inheritance”

I took this picture today, at about 8.30 pm just after we’d watered the allotment for the evening. Things are progressing nicely, our haul today was 9…… Read more “Moony”

Saw this wee little beastie nomming my cucs. Probably a hornet. Thought it was visually quite striking though. If Apple turns evil and decides made iBugs, this…… Read more “Wee Little Beastie”

Episode Two in the saga of the raised beds! We returned to one of the four beds which we had succeeded, after much effort, at hammering into…… Read more “Raised Beds 2”

Check it out – the first of the yellow crookneck bent summer squash has dropped in all its knobbly glory. The plants are huge, but up til…… Read more “Squashed Again”

We’re a bit behind on where we should be, with the many things to do around the house and the garden finally catching up with us, but…… Read more “Nice Melons”

A week ago all my sweet peas looked like this. I had moved them into their planter, and instead of shooting up faster and stronger like I…… Read more “Sweet Peas: A New Hope?”