As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, many gardeners pack away their tools for the season. But winter doesnโt have to mean the end of growing. Overwintering vegetables are a great way to keep your allotment productive through the colder months, and they offer the added bonus of being some of the easiest…
There is a dump of snow today in Derbyshire, and I’m reviewing what still needs to be done down on the plot to prepare for the winter months ahead. While the growing season may be winding down, the work is far from over! With a little effort now, we can protect soil, crops, and beds,…
Exciting Update: “The Children’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening” is Almost Here! Iโm thrilled to share that The Children’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening is one step closer to being finished I am currently busy illustrating whilst the copy is being proofread! This guide has been sitting in my ‘I must do that one-day’ pile for a…
I don’t know about you, but I have a tendency to ‘slack off’ with my sowing once summer hits, leaving me with a sparse vegetable patch come the Autumn months. As I begin to harvest my beetroot, spinach, and kohl rabi, some empty spots of ground are appearing in my garden vegetable beds. In my…
December is a super busy month and getting to the allotment can be a challenge. Our key to progress is little and often. These are our most pressing tasks:
I try to grow my onions from seed, but I couldn’t resist this pack of my favourite Red Barron onions from home bargains, just 99p!
We are not particularly big fans of either method of dig or no dig and are pretty open minded to both still, continuing to experiment as we go along, this gives us somewhat of a patchwork plot, some covered with a layer of organic matter for the winter, some parts covered with plastic and membrane and others simply winter dug over. I quite like the variety.