So three boxes of broad bean seeds were planted on the same day, and in the same way; heritage crimson flowered, witkiem manita and grando violetto (purple beans with a green pod). Then all placed in the cold frame to … Continue reading
A new plot-holder adjacent to me not only erected an identical shed to mine, but then painted it the very same shade of deep blue (newly painted last year here). So as mine was looking dingy after the dark wet … Continue reading
It’s been hard work but now there’s only one final bed left to dig over – and that’s been covered all winter with black plastic, so should be fairly easy. There are lots of worms in the ground, even though … Continue reading
The lavender at the end of the rose bed had become very woody and overgrown. Time to dig it out. Which was surprisingly easy. And it gives the adjacent roses more light and space. So now I have the luxury … Continue reading
For ages I’ve wanted to try growing the marvellous pink French onion ‘rosé de Roscoff’, aka Keravel; the sort Onion Johnnies used to bring to the UK on bikes and old Citroëns. I managed to find seed on a French … Continue reading
A month of rain later, clumps of snowdrops lifted from my parents’ garden now grace the bare earth around the base of the fruit trees. ‘They’ say that you shouldn’t have anything competing with newly planted trees, but surely such … Continue reading
The raspberry cage had become horribly overgrown and last year’s summer fruiting crop was not great. Also, the farm manure, while very welcome, had imported a lot of persistent weeds that had tucked into the root system. Radical action was … Continue reading
Back in action! Bean poles down and onions, garlic and shallots showing signs of growth. This week I bought a bare root morello cherry and a damson tree to complete the mixed row of fruit trees bordering the path from … Continue reading
Here is the culprit in happier days (July I think). Some months later, two Fridays ago to be precise, I was clearing this bed and making good progress on the sweetcorn. I then had a go at the fennel and, … Continue reading
Just in time, which means just before the rain arrived in earnest, I got the onions safely into the shed, the red ones strung rather inexpertly along the shelf. Note also the very useful Spanish hand tool bought in the … Continue reading
The last allotment flowers of summer 2013… the scent of roses is gorgeous!
Today brought a lovely late flush of the rose ‘James Galway”, perfect for the delicate two-tiered glass vase I bought from Stamford antique market. The rest of the rose bushes are somewhat lost amid the purple haze of verbena which … Continue reading
Just as the newly shorn golden fields on the outskirts of my village are redolent of this time of year, so in its own small way is the onion patch showing off its harvest. The red & white onions, shallots … Continue reading
I nearly missed it, this first flowering of the lablab purpurea ‘Ruby Moon’ that I had planted as a weedy little seedling at the edge of the sweet pea trench planted to grow up the new archway. But here it … Continue reading
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It’s lovely to see and hear so many busy bees over recent days. And different varieties too. There seem to be an increasing number of big fuzzy bumble bees alongside the other smaller ones, all buzzily going about their buzziness… … Continue reading
I particularly like the Spanish marmalade jar, bought in anticipation of this very purpose. I also made this wee hat today (with lots of hand washing to avoid jammy stickiness!) – it was rather fiddly to do on circular needles … Continue reading
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