NomeGrown

When we started out on our allotment we planted three little 'columnar' fruit trees near the pond, in what was supposed to be our he...

Every year, in the middle of March, Eddie and I take a week off together with the primary intention of getting the allotment in order for th...

Three weeks ago the allotment pond was absolutely choked with blanketweed and algae. The tadpoles were hatching but they could barely move, ...

We were planning all week to visit the allotment for a bit of a tidying-up session on Saturday. It was a bit of a surprise when the temperat...

Yesterday afternoon we had our first decent downpour for months. Boy, did it rain! There was even some thunder. I had a little dig in ...

I have taken the plunge. The courgettes - two Black Beauty and two Summer Crookneck Squash - are now planted out on the plot. The other squa...

The pond has been looking pretty unhealthy lately, and nothing seems to be perking it up. Not sunshine, not rain, not tadpoles. I had a feel...

Potatoes planted! Hooray! 30 Kestrel, which always perform fabulously for me, and 30 Maris Piper, which I haven't tried before. I won...

So. Here's what we've been up to the past few weeks. We finally dug the bottom end of the plot - the only bit we'd never tackled...

What a lot of rain we had last weekend! I know bank holidays have a bit of a reputation, but that was just silly! I was really worried for m...