Posted in my allotment, tagged netting, cloche, poly tunnel, hoe, compost heap, what you need to start an allotment, allotment tools, watering can, fork, trowel, dibber, spade, rake, dutch hoe, draw hoe, gardening shoes, wellies, gardening gloves, tape measure, flask, garden twine, string, bamboo sticks, marking out, wheelbarrow, trug, seeds, essential tools, scissors, sharp knife, secateurs, mat-hook, horticultural fleece, polythene, soil sieve, kitchen gardening, saw, cheap tools, secondhand tools, watering can rose, recycled, wooden pallets, garden hose, water bottles, bamboo canes, watering reservoirs, grass clippings, old newspapers, mulching, vegetable peelings, used teabags, shredded paper, egg shells, bricks, paving slabs, roof tiles, weights on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I’m no expert, but this is what I have learned so far:
For the Allotmenteer
Enthusiasm and determination!
Decent Gardening shoes/wellies
Proper Gardening gloves
A notebook/diary and pen/pencil
A flask (for tea/water)
Starting out and standby tools
A tape measure
Garden twine/string
Bamboo sticks or other posts for marking out
Wheelbarrow or at best – a lightweight trug
Some seeds!
Essential Tools
Scissors/sharp knife/secateurs
Trowel
Spade
Dibber
Fork
Hoe (draw hoe preferrably, but [...]
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Posted in my allotment, tagged Aubergine, bean, beetroot, bindweed, bird control, borlotti, cannellini, courgette, dig, flea beetle, french, garlic, hoe, netting, onions, pak choi, peas, radish, rainbow chard, red cabbage, rhubarb, runner, Stevia, Sweet Cicely, sweetcorn, winter on May 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Having spent quite some time now sorting out my allotment plot, I finally had the opportunity of tasting one of my own-grown vegetables. I was thinning some radishes, and popped one in my mouth! It had little taste but I put that down to it only being the size of a bean!
It’s all going quite [...]
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