Soil & Nutrients Fertiliser from Lightning Bolts and Crimson Clover 9th April 2019 If you’re anything like me you will no doubt relish a good thunderstorm for its…
Health & Outdoors Is it safe to grow your own food inside tyres? 30th November 2017 Many allotment sites have already banned the use of tyres but I see the odd…
Soil & Nutrients Winter green manure – advantages and disadvantages 16th September 2017 Last Autumn I covered half of my allotment’s raised beds with regular horse manure, it…
Design & Planning Mixed perennial and wildflower meadow planting 30th June 2017 Wildflower meadow planting looks naturally stunning, the mixed flower displays continue for a longer period of…
Planning & Digging New allotment advice & raised beds 14th February 2017 Reaching the top of the local allotment waiting list is an exciting time. After months, or…
Health & Outdoors It seems modern fruits and vegetables are bigger, but no more nutritious 8th February 2017 I stumbled across what seemed an interesting article in Scientific American recently ‘Have Fruits and Vegetables…
Health & Outdoors Glyphosate (Roundup) weed killer – should you use it? 13th January 2017 At two recent allotment committee meetings the subject of ‘weed killer use’ has come up…