It’s really cold….

The alllotment is awfie bonnie the day – however the ground is so hard that there’s not much to do except harvest some artichokes and be off. The local wildlife is obviously having a tough time of it, however – I was followed about the site all morning by a robin and one of the [...]

November Plans

There’s something really great about the plot at this time of year. I kind of like it when the site is deserted and the winter showers blow over from the west, forcing you into the shed for 5 minutes, before it’s safe to venture out.
Anyway, the berry bushes I ordered from Garden Organic arrived in [...]

Peas and Beans Planted

Today we planted the second batch of winter peas, (pilot) 2 weeks after the last lot which were just starting to peep up out of the ground. We also planted some winter broad beans – which I’ve not tried before so it should be interesting what results we get from those.
Last year, I planted a [...]