Day 3 #AllotmentFashionWeek! If the past two days of #AllotmentFashionWeek have seen some very practical allotment dress sense on display then today sees an injection of…
Author: Matt Peskett
Matt Peskett
Matt is a web publishing and digital marketing consultant who in his free time enjoys allotmenteering and gardening. Horticulture is in the family genes (hence the socials name grow like grandad) and Matt has been growing his own vegetables since he was 7 years old. He also had a mad few years tweeting anonymously as Monty Don's dog Nigel from Gardeners World.
Day 2 #AllotmentFashionWeek! Yesterday I kicked off #AllotmentFashionWeek by introducing you to Sarah and Lucy who shared their practical allotment fashion tips with us; bum bags,…
On Twitter an inordinate amount of attention is paid to what Monty Don or Carol Klein wear during their on-screen appearances. There seem to be quite…
If you’re growing Brussels sprouts you’re obviously already a lover of this much maligned Brassica. I grow some each year although nobody else in the house…
Last Autumn I covered half of my allotment’s raised beds with regular horse manure, it was about three inches deep. We get free manure deliveries to…
A flower show is a wonderful thing and on Saturday I attended the Autumn show here in Westcott (Dorking). I like to put in an exhibit…
I was very pleased with the display of flowering bulbs in my new terraced garden beds this year; the ‘late’ tulips started ‘early’ in April and…
I’ve grown more than ten varieties of squash and pumpkin at my allotment this year. I’ve done that partly for the 10th annual squash and pumpkin…
Each and every year I grow tomatoes and each and every year they get blight. I honestly can’t remember a single year since 2004 when tomato…
This week (14th-20th August) it’s National Allotments Week and I’m all in favour of promoting allotments for mental health and general well-being. I know only too well…