I want to do something a little bit different from the traditional Allotment Diary format this time around. Rather than reflecting on the last month of the allotment, I thought it would be good to take you on a words-and-pictures tour of the plot. This is how the allotment is at the start of September 2024 and I’ll explain a bit about what is growing, … Continue reading Allotment Diary – A Late Summer Plot Tour
This is a bumper edition of the allotment diaries, combining June and July into one recap. After a difficult monthly update at the end of May – in truth, it was more like the middle of June when I got around to publishing it – I want to try to focus on the small wins this time around, not look at how tough things have … Continue reading Allotment Diary – June and July 2024
It was all a bit of a struggle in May and I know I am not alone in saying that. This will probably be a shorter-than-usual allotment update as it feels like things went awry last month. However, as I show off the things that go well, I need to admit the failures and talk about what has been going wrong. This has been a … Continue reading Allotment Diary – May 2024
April seemed to come and go at a rapid pace. Thankfully, when I reflect on the goings-on down the allotment, it was a very satisfying month – especially due to the fact it was a time of increased planting and sowing. The first early potatoes went in at the end of March. Following in April were both the second early varieties of ‘Charlotte’ and ‘Estima’ and … Continue reading Allotment Diary – April 2024
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