Today was a perfect Spring day… warm sunshine, birds tweeting and much happiness from allotmenteers! Peering beneath the groundsheets we found the Rhubarb has survived and is looking rather healthy… with a bit of luck we’ll be over-run with it – we love it!  Perhaps we shouldn’t mention that, it’ll be our summer equivalent of [...]

Lazyitis has been the biggest feature of this blog, that and digging up weeds! Here’s hoping that 2011 will be known for lots of plot action and plentiful harvests! Today was such a beautiful day – chilly, but the sun was shining, birds were tweeting and no wind at all… perfect for digging and actually [...]

Yes, we’re lazy, we know it! But today we went up to the plot to clear LOADS of weeds… We had breakfast – lots of raspberries, straight from the canes – delicious! Shop-bought berries really pale in comparison. Potatoes are looking healthy, plenty of time to go before we dig them up though. And we [...]

The weather wasn’t so kind today, but we managed to dodge the rain to get two rows of potatoes in (King Edwards) and a lot more weeding done. We also harvested three sticks of rhubarb and a test onion! Oh, and some sage… it is going mad so need to find a good way to [...]

We had a great time on the allotment today, basking in the sunshine! Of course we still had our wellies on Lots of weeding to be done, the dreaded dandelions are in full irritation mode. Raspberries are looking great, buds on all of them and the herbs are going mad – woohoo!!

It does seem like all we do on our visits to the plot is dig… but we’re making really good progress and we can see proper soil!! Today we almost cleared the area where Marjory used to live, levelling out and digging out the blasted dandelions… New canes for the raspberries has tidied up that [...]

Some of our newest followers may not know about the third allotment girl, so we thought we’d re-introduce her! This is Sallie… the crazy collie with the waggiest tail in town! We wondered how many allotment owners take their dogs to the plot and whether dogs are even allowed on some allotments? We’ve heard some [...]

With Marjory threatening to take over the entire plot, we thought we should move her to a new home… An enjoyable lunch and wander round Gates Nurseries prompted us to buy a ‘flat-pack’ composter. It was hard work slimming down Marjory and getting her moved in, but it has made such a difference to the [...]