Monthly Archives: February 2017

snowdrops and a new leaf mould path

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Ruth Paris

Transplanted from my parents’ garden a couple of years ago, these clumps of snowdrops are a lovely welcome to the allotment site, planted underneath my damson tree. A productive day, and a delightfully warm one, sufficiently so to have lunch … Continue reading →

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feed the soil, not the plant

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Ruth Paris

Still committed to the no-dig principle, I increased my order of composted manure to 30 sacks and managed myself to trundle them from the gate where they were delivered all the way down to plot number 10. Whew. I’ve now … Continue reading →

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