We’ve only just begun
Little chirrups of green waving in the propagator, a sight that never, ever gets old. Chilli germination seems to be as hit and miss as ever. Half the varieties are […]
Of rhubarb & raspberries
There is a common maxim that my allotmenteering life follows. If I put in permanent planting, I will want to move it, usually the following year. The saffron’s been moved, red […]
Achey-breaky rhubarb
Another achey-breaky update. I am creaking from a mattocking stint, hacking out a hole in the road running along the plot’s south side so I can put my oldest rhubarb in it, a short 3 years since it was bought. Enlarged the hole to a metre wide, 45cm ish deep & […]
Starting mistletoe
Managed to shuftie round my day off so I could de-stress a bit on the allotment today. Nothing beats being outside, messing about with plants and with the sun on my back, though an Aperol spritz or 3 comes close on occasion. I drove over to my favourite garden centre […]
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