It has been another very busy and sunny weekend at No.27, the weeds are growing as quick as the plants, if not quicker, popping up everywhere. I can really feel the pace of the allotment and the number of jobs to do picking up now. Weeding, sowing and planting out galore at the moment, certainly is … Continue reading Sow Busy in the Sunshine
I am officially knackered, but what a glorious weekend! The sun shined continuously, the seedlings all shot up and so did all the weeds. It has been a dry here all week luckily so I thought I would take opportunity of the light evenings after work to add some personality to the plot. I have had … Continue reading No.27: Personality Installed
Afternoon all, the sun is shining but I do wish the weather would start to warm up now, my window sills are packed to the brim and I still have lots to do. My current list of jobs will have to probably wait a week whilst I concentrate on a 26 page uni assignment, but here it … Continue reading Many hands make light work.
The sun is shining and the frost has thawed, it can only mean one thing, a trip to the allotment, No.27. It is normally a tale of digging and more digging, but today was excitingly different. I began direct sowing as well as a bit of digging, just for good measure. Spring Onions were first in, a … Continue reading Sowing in the Sunshine
As many of you know, I got N0.27, my first allotment on the 27th October 2015 and started work a few days after. The journey has been incredible and I have loved sharing it with you just as much as getting the work done and watching the plot grow. I remember feeling so overwhelmed with no experience at all, but … Continue reading No.27: 0-4 months
2nd April 2016 - A day I will never forget, planting my first ever potatoes! Due to bad weather my plans of joining the Easter potato planting tradition were scuppered. My fingers have been tightly crossed all this week, hoping for some luck and sunshine this weekend. I woke up to the sun shining this morning and by midday, temperatures … Continue reading A Spuddy Good Day
Happy Easter on this glorious Sunday morning. I hope you are utilising the excuse of Easter to pack yourselves full of chocolate and hot cross buns. I can't get enough of these toasted delicious buns with a slither of melting butter. Eating one as I type, yum! The clocks have only just gone forward but I am already loving the light mornings and slightly lighter … Continue reading Digging at Dawn
I have so many dreams for No.27 and also many other aspects of my life. I do wonder sometimes if I am relying on miracles with the amount I take on but really it's all about passion, dedication and lots of blooming hard work. That goes for allotment dreams and any others. My little sowed … Continue reading Germinating Dreams
That's another thing my dad would say... I only had a brief visit to No.27 today, well about 2 hours, as the weather couldn't make up it's mind all morning. One minute sunny, the next dark, windy and raining, and it stayed this way all day. The plot isn't going to dig and weed itself though … Continue reading “Less waffling and more digging”
I have lived in Oxfordshire for nearly a year now but until last weekend had never visited or at least do not recall visiting any of the nearby gardens or historical attractions. My parents would probably tell you otherwise and that as a child I visited all of them. I spent my whole childhood outside walking … Continue reading A load of waffle….
