Allotment Month 11: jobs for Autumn

Something about Autumn and Spring make them feel much the same thing. Soil is damp and warm…

Living on a prairie (part 1)

This year I took on my allotment and I designated one bed for garden design experiments.…

Taming the weedy wildflower

Weedy humans are weak. Weedy plants are tough as nails. Wild flowers we like. Weeds we…

Allotment Month 7: Potatoes growing, problems sowing

I’ve had my allotment for over half a year now – where did that time go?…

My Allotment: Month 5

I’ve had my allotment since December and after a mountain of clearance, weeding, planning and seed…

March 2016: Allotment woe to propagation pro

March has to be up there in my top three favourite months of the year. Yes…

My Allotment: month 1 – preparation and planning

I’ve had access to my allotment for a month now giving me time to assess it,…

My Allotment: Weeding

Today I had my first proper session at the allotment and I’d say that for the…

I have an allotment!

After a year of trying, this has all happened quite quickly: I have an allotment! 125…