I didn’t mean to be long……..
But, I wanted to plant the 3 aubergine plants that I’d been propagating at home, particularly since they were starting to suffer from life in the small pots they were housed in.
So, off I went, and ended up spending about an hour pulling out more bindweed (if only all my [...]
Archive for May, 2008
A quick trip to the allotment that turned into a two hour visit
Posted in my allotment, tagged Aubergine, bindweed, block formation, currants, gooseberries, jam, peaches and cream, radishes, snake, sweetcorn on May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Fruit Plot – Week 3
Posted in Photos on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Veg Plot – Week 3
Posted in Photos, my allotment, tagged veg plot on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gardening Questions and Answers
Posted in Ask Me Anything - Gardening Questions and Answers, tagged Answers, Gardening, Questions on May 26, 2008 | 23 Comments »
Ask me anything and I’ll try to answer, or point you in the right direction.
Big Crops in Small Places
Posted in Hints Tips and Other Stuff, tagged Aubergine, Strawberries, compost, watering can, Big crops, small places, containers, window box, broad beans, hanging basket, cress, balcony, grow your own food, baby carrots, spring onions, herbs, dwarf varieties, spare tyre, old bucket, ice cream tub, drainage holes, waterproof, large food tins, supermarkets, tools, warmth, light, water on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I got to thinking earlier about everyone being able to grow vegetables – wherever they live. Not everyone is blessed with a back garden (let alone acres of land). Some people have a balcony, some dont even have that.
So, how can everyone grow their own food?
Well, thankfully, there are plenty of plants, fruit and vegetables [...]
Helping out the School’s “Allotment” project
Posted in my allotment, tagged allotment, compost, compost heap, cost-effective, growing your own, Head Teacher, orchard, polytunnel, Potager, project, raised beds, water butt on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A letter was distributed last week by my daughters school. It including a mention of wanting more volunteers for their gardening project. Naturally, I was very keen to find out more and immediately contacted the school to offer help.
I visited the school, and, it seems that they have some quite ambitious, but very do-able ideas [...]
Our Tenancy Agreement has finally arrived.
Posted in my allotment, tagged fruit, livestock, shed, tenancy agreement, veg, water charge on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having visited the site back in January, and various phone calls chasing matters, we finally received our tenancy agreements in yesterday’s post. Two agreements for the two plots. The Veg plot is only £15 until the end of December (including water charge). The fruit plot is £42 until the end of December, including water charge [...]
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