Following on from my last blog post about saving money on vegetable seeds, I thought it would be interesting to look at which grow-your-own crops save…
Browsing: allotment
‘We need to get more children gardening’ goes the all too common refrain but never mind gardening, it seems that as a nation we can’t even…
Looking for grow your own tips? These ones are between one and two thousand years old, passed on from the ancient Greeks, Romans and Persians. They…
As you may have read on my social media channels, I have acquired two additional allotment ‘half’ plots for 2018. One of these is plot 44B…
As gardeners we are much more aware of the weather and climate than most people because we are generally living day to day through the health…
“No dig is where it’s all at Matt, you should try it!”. No thank you very much… digging is one of my favourite gardening past-times. I…
Latest edition of the seed price index for 2021/22 available here. January – a time for putting Christmas back into the loft and looking eagerly ahead…
Many allotment sites have already banned the use of tyres but I see the odd few being used at our allotments. Typically they’re weighing down thick…
At my allotment last week I walked backwards as I raked and almost fell bottom first into my plot’s metal water trough. Ten minutes later I…
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…