Bonfires and whizzbangs
One of the (many) plus points of allotments is that, come Bonfire Night or thereabouts, you’ve got enough space to have a ruddy great fire. The work parties generate a […]
One last hurrah…
It feels almost as if the plots are holding their breath, hanging on to one last bit of warmth before winter advances. The greenhouse looks strange and very bare without […]
Tomato reviews 2015
I love tomatoes. Even now, at the height of glut season, when nearly every kitchen surface is littered with bowls of glowing, ripe fruit, and the greenhouse plants are still […]
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Autumn is very definitely here. Not that I mind, I love the turning leaves, the syrupy light and squirrelling away produce for the winter. I made damson jam this evening – am sitting here with half an ear cocked to hear the lids pop. My little shelf in the pantry is […]
Steady mizzle
Steady mizzle today, but, undaunted, I’ve been at the plot for a few hours and have made a small dent in the massive amount of weeding. There are 2 black bin bags full of horsetail and buttercups and the beets/chicoria bed has been thoroughly hand-weeded. The Jarrahdale squash has been […]
Please can proper August weather come back?
Like in the ’70s, if you wouldn’t mind. Not this miserable, damp, cool weather that’s more at home in October than August. It feels wrong to be wearing a jumper and boots this time of year. Though looking at last year’s diary August was pretty wet then too. #100 My […]
It’s raining!
For once the wet forecast wasn’t a big fat fib. Lovely, lovely rain hissing down quietly and steadily. I’m guessing this will end in a Full Smith Period, but I don’t care. My last spuds are nearly ready, I am crossing fingers the greenhouse will be protected and the plots […]
Fully loaded tomato vines are really heavy
After last night’s plot watering I had a quick peek in the greenhouse to see if any tomatoes were ripe and saw chaos. The strings holding one of the cross-poles had snapped and vines were slumped everywhere. No breakages thankfully and they are back to being vertical, but it was […]
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