Adventures in the life of an English allotment
This morning, after seeing my parents off, I walked down to the allotment armed with my new hoe. In the heat of the last few days the weds have grown out of nowhere and I am determined to keep on top of them this season. When I arrived, I opened up the shed and checked... Continue Reading →
This evening we all set off for the allotment ready to finally complete Operation Rhubarb! Over the past two years we have been trying to offload some of our rhubarb either the plants or the stalks as we are drowning in them. Unfortunately, everyone on site has the same problem so I haven't been able... Continue Reading →
Mum and I walked down to do the chickens just before lunch today. The sunshine is still unbroken and the temperature is continuing to rise. We opened up the shed and put up the new wreath that my parents had bought us as a shed warming present. It's absolutely stunning and adds to the crafty... Continue Reading →
On my way back from the retail park, I decided to pick up some things from home before going for a walk around the allotment. It's something I love to do at this time of year. The allotment is bursting into life after months of slumber. I took down my new kitchen compost bin with... Continue Reading →
Today, I walked down to the allotment determined to get through my list of jobs. I was short on time as I have an enormous amount of paperwork which isn't doing itself. Upon arrival, I joined everyone in the clubhouse for a drink and a chat before heading off to feed our chickens. I checked... Continue Reading →
Both of us walked down to the allotment late this morning. A rare day off for my husband meant we enjoyed a slow start before heading off to feed the chickens. We arrived to find Cliff and Mick the Greek busy with removing the back section of the greenhouse. They were working at a rate... Continue Reading →
Several people on site have tried to grow mushrooms. As far as I am aware, no one has managed it successfully. Phil tried with special dowel which had the spores attached. The dowel was put into pre-drilled holes in a large log. For some reason it didn't work despite Phil following the instructions carefully. I... Continue Reading →
The weather has finally decided to do something useful and rain. The allotment is overdue for rain and it will help top up our waterbutts which have been dropping rapidly as I have been watering the plants regularly. Emily continues to sit beautifully on her eggs. As far as I can tell with a quick... Continue Reading →
It was freezing again on site this morning. The wind is dropping the air temperature down considerably. On the rare occasion the winds stops for a few minutes, it is pleasant enough with a warm jumper on. I spent some time sorting out the shed and deciding where to put my wormer towers. Eventually, I... Continue Reading →
Today I ambled into town to buy some important things ready to make my wormery. I spent ages agonising over which plastic box would be best and ended up choosing a 3 litre box with clip on lid. I loved the design of one of the DIY wormery videos I watched on YouTube last night... Continue Reading →
This morning I dashed down to the allotment very early to let Polly out. It was freezing and I had hoped that shutting Polly in would remind her where she needs to be - on the eggs and nowhere else! I opened the door and out she shot. I wasn't surprised she did that but... Continue Reading →
This morning, I was up early ready to stalk the postman in the hopes the hatching eggs would arrive. They arrived in a carefully taped package and clearly labelled fragile. As keen as I was to open it, I decided it would be safer to open it down the allotment rather than risk any damage... Continue Reading →
This morning I walked down to the allotment via the corner shop to pick up some biscuits for the clubhouse. The sun was out again but the breeze took the temperature down enough to remind you it is still early April.I swung by the clubhouse briefly on my arrival, waved to the gang before opening... Continue Reading →
This evening, both of us walked down to the allotment. We haven't been down together much recently and I wanted to show off all my hard work! We spent some time talking about where we are going to plant the two new berry bushes in the fruit section. We decided on two spots and it's... Continue Reading →
This evening, I realised that we have had our plot for 5 years! The time has flown! So in the spirit of celebration, I have dug out photos from each year to share with you. Our first year saw us gain a shed, a large greenhouse and several chickens. We learnt how fast weeds grew... Continue Reading →
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