Eating & Recipes Top 10 Money Saving Vegetables to Grow Yourself 7th January 2019 Following on from my last blog post about saving money on vegetable seeds, I thought…
Planning & Digging Planting a Dwarf Fruit Tree Orchard at Plot 44B 2nd February 2018 As you may have read on my social media channels, I have acquired two additional…
Design & Planning Growing in a wetter and more extreme climate 12th January 2018 As gardeners we are much more aware of the weather and climate than most people…
Design & Planning Are you a safe gardener? Beware of unexpected injuries! 9th November 2017 At my allotment last week I walked backwards as I raked and almost fell bottom…
Planning & Digging A Vegetable Companion Planting Guide 12th October 2017 I’ve written previously about vegetable companion planting (or ‘intercropping’) – the ancient horticultural concept of…
Design & Planning How to make a small pallet compost bin 20th February 2017 Home made compost is essential for any gardener and making a compost bin from pallets is…
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…
Planning & Digging Allotment Planning & Companion Planting 20th January 2017 A new year invariably brings much excitement to gardeners and allotmenteers as they look longingly…