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.
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
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”
There is on-going debate about whether to chit seed potatoes or not. Most allotment owners I speak to on my site and on social media will be chitting their potatoes. Whilst the majority of commercial growers do not chit before planting. After doing lots of research, my view is that if you can give them a … Continue reading Time for a ‘chit’ chat
The soil is a wonderful thing.....Treat it like a good old friend....give it the sort of nourishment it really appreciates....keep it in good heart - and it will reward you by growing almost anything your heart desires. Fred Streeter The weather forecast for this weekend had been rain, rain and more rain but luck prevailed … Continue reading Trailer of Gold
Terrorist attacks in Paris, Gatwick Airport evacuated and gloomy weather....what a dismal day! That's enough negativity for anyone, so on to the positives....we have progress!! 9:30am this morning I was up and at No.27 to start work on the plot before the downpour came. Within an 1hr 30mins we managed to put a strimmer through all the grass and mark out a … Continue reading Dismal Day Progress and my first Wellingtons
Landed back home yesterday from our 5 night break to Sorrento, Italy. I never thought I would be saying this but after spending half of the holiday in the hotel room with horrendous food poisoning and a cold, I am so relieved to be back home and on the mend. My highlights before falling ill were … Continue reading Believed, Achieved and now Relieved…
I am loving having a little space to come and share my gardening adventures. I get a lot of 'old lady' jokes when I start talking so passionately about growing vegetables and No.27, but I love the complete process of creating something, watching it grow and seeing the results. This is the same for all aspects of … Continue reading Carrots, Seeds and Holidays….
After the excitement of harvesting carrots and the progress in the garden, I thought I would head to No.27 to have a further look around the plot, see what's already there and introduce myself to my neighbours. I met Bob and his wife, who's plot backs on to mine, lovely couple. We discussed how best to attack my overgrown plot, and agreed … Continue reading A day of excitement and feeling slightly overwhelmed….Part 2
Today has certainly been filled with excitement and slight anxiety.... Excitement After a trip to my local garden centre for lunch and a browse, I came home and harvested my first carrots which I have grown in containers since the Summer. I bought the seeds through a surprise bundle offer with The Telegraph and Thompson & … Continue reading A day of Excitement and feeling slightly overwhelmed…Part 1
