There’s a part of me that is usually a little deflated after Christmas. As we always say, all of that planning and build up and it’s over in a flash! After our first full year of being plot owners, I’m happy to say that the January blues have been replaced with excitement, planning and…
Merry Christmas Fellow Allotmenteers!
Just a quick post to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! I can’t quite believe that this is now our second Christmas as plot holders or quite how proud I am of eating some of our own produce on Christmas Day! Well done to everyone tucking into their homegrown loveliness! Enjoy your time off,…
December Missions!
I’m afraid that I didn’t get to the allotment half as much as I had hoped in November so that leaves me a few jobs still to do but I guess there’s always something to be done at the lottie! Here’s my December tasks.. Sort out all of my seeds and get anything started that…
Pruning the Gooseberry Bush
A very lovely lottie neighbour of ours gave us our first gooseberry bush this time last year. It did really rather well over the summer producing more fruit than I was expecting. I have recently moved the plant down to the bottom of the plot nearby the redcurrant, so that they can both share the…
Treasure Hunting for a Vintage Allotment Look
It wasn’t until very recently that I discovered the joys of hunting for antiques and vintage items. This along with my allotment love offered up some very exciting prospects. I had no idea of how many items I would view with renewed vigour with the thought in mind of how I could use them in…
Elephant Garlic
Today we decided to get our elephant garlic in! For one of our cloves (purchased from The Range), we thought we’d make use of this tyre. Using it to create a corner to our pathway, and of course, we’d know where the garlic was! The kids were chuffed to take responsibility for planting these! Apparently,…
Our Hungry Caterpillar Grew Up!
With all of the lovely fresh veg that has been passing through our kitchen of late, it’s inevitable that a bug or two is going to visit too! A couple of weeks ago we noticed a little pupae on or kitchen window. The kids and I decided to keep it and see what came from…