Wimbledon strawberries

In time for Wimbledon!

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE WEATHER???!!!! Where is all this wind coming from?! So far the lack of decent sunshine for any extended period of time and the below +20C … Continue Reading →


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Blue pipes

This Spring has certainly put hold onto many of the foodstuffs we are trying to grow this year. What a bore! There’s hardly any sunshine. And whenever there is some, it’s blowing Nordic … Continue Reading →


The pile of branches was 5 times bigger when we started! It disappeared into nothing by the time we turned it into chips!

Shred it!

If you have it and it’s shred-able – shred it! The unshredded-so-far leftovers of our hawthorn + trimmings from our curly hazel + somewhat crippled holly tree went into a shredder … Continue Reading →


Potatoes

Allotment 2013

The tatties are in! Cara, Maris Piper, Kestrel & Rocket are all snuggled up in the freshly rotivated beds.