Slugs are the bane of an allotmenteer. However, what happened at home in the garden two nights ago has gone down in history as one of the most spectacular slug attacks I have ever seen! I got home late after training and went out to shut the girls in and transport Gertie to the Purple... Continue Reading →
Planting in the Greenhouse
This afternoon, we dashed down to the allotment to drop off supplies for the chickens and compost bags for the greenhouse. My husband dumped the food outside the main coop and got busy digging over the beds. Periodically, he threw some weeds into the Omlet for the Little Weed Destroyers. The lack of Trixie caught... Continue Reading →
Monsters in the Deep
This morning I got down on site early as today was the day for cleaning out the chickens. It's a long job, usually taking a couple of hours. However, today it took all day. Part of it was my fault for getting distracted with other jobs partway through. Having to go home to sell a... Continue Reading →
Bonfire night at the allotment
Last week I spent the day down the allotment helping preparations for Bonfire night. I arrived late on site and was halfway through feeding the chickens when Steve walked by and asked if we had any dry wood at home we needed to get rid of. We have tons - all left over from the... Continue Reading →
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