More weeding on the main plot this morning… lots of grass and bindweed is making it frustrating as we can’t clear it as quickly as we’d like.
Had to string-up some of the tomatoes – as they were donated to us we’re not sure of the varieties, but some look as though they should have found [...]

The Applemint has gone mad… it’s huge and shows no signs of taking a break!
When we planted it last year we were planning to plant it in a pot, but we forgot the pot and in our eagerness to plant everything we decided not to worry about it – “surely it won’t get that big” [...]

We decided it was time to get up early and do some exercise… after much debating about going running we convinced ourselves that morning allotment sessions instead would be best as we’d get the exercise and the allotment would become lovely again!!
No-one told us it was dark at 7am!
So Lisa traipsed through the streets – [...]

Second trip to the garden centre today to get more plants/ seeds and other essentials including cute white panels to make a picket fence around our herb garden! Every girl needs one!
First part of our ‘allotment girl’ uniform also arrived – some rather fetching overalls that I am sure we will be modelling on the [...]