Adventures in the life of an English allotment
This morning was a busy morning as we drove over to the local hospital to donate a cheque for the new sensory equipment for the paediatric ward before going on site. The great works continue with everyone pitching in with helping widen the path over the last couple of weeks. It looks amazing! I arrived... Continue Reading →
On my way into work, I swung by the allotment to feed the chickens. I was greeted by a working party made of Cliff, Dave the Plod and Mick the Greek who were all busy laying slabs as part of the main pathway running across the width of the site. They have done a cracking... Continue Reading →
Today I walked down to the allotment determined to make serious inroads into the mass of weeds in the middle of the plot. The sun was out and it was one of those beautiful autumn days where the sun is low in the sky but still has enough heat in it for it to be... Continue Reading →
At this time of year, the allotment is a hive of activity. Everyone is busy preparing their plots for winter, efficiently using the last few rainless days before the notorious British rain commences in earnest. I have been busy hoeing the top section of the plot, trying to clear some of the ground of weeds.... Continue Reading →
Today I went down to the allotment and ended up staying to help Geoff and Cliff operate on two of Geoff's chickens! I got busy feeding and cleaning up after our girls and went round to talk to Geoff. He really does have a magic way with chickens - I found him sat in his... Continue Reading →
I ambled to the allotment today to feed the chickens and sort out the apple tree. I had barely started feeding the chickens before I spotted Cliff on his way past the coop holding a trap with an animal inside. Fortunately it wasn't a rat, but a gorgeous hedgehog! Cliff released it near the allotment... Continue Reading →
So today was eventful. In fact it wouldn't be far removed from the most hilarious escapades of the Good Life (the 1970's sit com). I got down on site and had an amble down to the chickens. When I fed them I noticed that Daisy was not quite herself. She was opening and closing her... Continue Reading →
After minimal sleep last night, I dragged myself down to the allotment to sort out the chickens. Upon my arrival, I spotted Steve and Phil checking the bees. I quickly suited up and joined in. All the hives are still busy but they are struggling to produce a decent amount of honey. The plan is... Continue Reading →
Today I had a spare couple of hours to go down to the allotment and tackle the second half of the weedy section of the plot in front of the fruit bushes. First I fed the chickens and I am pleased to report that Emily continues to lay eggs! I am astounded as this is... Continue Reading →
Today I took full advantage of the lack of rain (although the clouds threatened it constantly) to make inroads into the abandoned section in front of the fruit bushes. For the second year in a row, our potato crop has failed seemingly without reason. Everyone else on site has managed to produce a good crop... Continue Reading →
So the last couple of days have been well and truly rained off. It means that the weedy section up to the fruit bushes is still weedy and again the bees go unchecked. I have managed to hoe the top section of the plot which looks distinctly better now. Steve and I tried to check... Continue Reading →
We ambled down to the allotment this evening to pick up eggs that I forgot to take home earlier. We found six of them asleep on the top of the nest box. This morning, I went down am fed the chickens. Daisy looked as if she was increasingly integrating with the rest of the flock... Continue Reading →
This morning I was off doing an event so my husband popped down to the allotment. Sadly. He found that Squeak had died overnight. After Park Run, we both went down again to sort out the chickens legs with Sudacrem. It took quite a while as the Vorwerks and Cream Legbars were very resistant to... Continue Reading →
So today was the day for the long overdue cleaning of the coop. I always dread this job as it usually takes me a couple of hours to do it properly and includes time for drying. As far as I can remember, I haven't explained how I clean the coop. So here it is... The... Continue Reading →
Sad news today. After looking a bit sorry for herself yesterday, my other half went down to the allotment to feed the chickens to find Nelly had passed away in the night. So sadly we are back to 10 chickens. Seems that despite our best efforts, we can't keep more than 10 chickens at a... Continue Reading →
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