Coarse wood chips, ideal for topping up paths.
Wednesday 9 December 2020
Wood Chips
Thursday 19 November 2020
Winter salad
Winter Density lettuce, American land cress and rocket Astra to provide salad in the colder months.
Edit update :- Winter Density turned out to be less hardy to the cold than it's name suggests
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Fungi
There's plenty of fungal activity at the moment. These are possibly a type of Cortinarius, not edible but they look good and are breaking down woody material into nutrients for the soil.
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Competition Winners
For a bit of fun our local council organises a borough allotment competition. This year judging took place on July 8th and apart from the traditional criteria of tidiness, variety and condition of crops etc. also takes in harvesting of rain water, use of or recycling items/materials and consideration for biodiversity and the environment.
Out of approximately 800 plots ours was awarded first place.
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Sunday 11 October 2020
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Stable Manure
We had the opportunity to collect some well rotted stable muck. A couple of days before going we were fortunate to be given a pair of heavy duty wooden gates, perfect for making a storage bay.
Sunday 2 August 2020
Sunday 26 July 2020
Spuds 2020
Saturday 18 July 2020
Lesser Stag Beetle
Thursday 9 July 2020
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Tuesday 30 June 2020
Friday 19 June 2020
Tuesday 9 June 2020
First Beetroot of the season
Sadly a few cold nights have polished off the outdoor cukes (next row behind the beetroot) so they'll need to be re-sown.
Monday 8 June 2020
Autumn Champion Onions
Sunday 31 May 2020
Friday 29 May 2020
Garlic
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Thursday 14 May 2020
The Ice Nights of May
Potatoes under fleece sections fared better but were still caught by the frost.