We fear we may have lost our bay… there appears to be no new growth on it, though the branches look healthy and green. We’ll give it a couple of weeks, but it looks like it’s on its way out

Lisa spent a lot of the time on Saturday weeding the herb garden… We cut the sage, thyme and chives for a lovely bread and the mint for a tasty salsa and a delicious pudding – all of which we shared with The Gang on Saturday evening. Lisa is wearing the allotmentgirls t-shirt in pink from [...]

First planting session today – our lovely allotment is starting to take shape!!! Lisa came up with a very unusual way of creating paths between the rows through the development of the ‘wiggle walk’. Looks a bit strange but is very effective – we are sure everyone will be doing it soon. Planted today: Lavender [...]

We’re back from Barbados, but sadly no trip to the allotment due to all the rain. We have decided what we’ll be growing though! In no particular order: Leeks Onions Garlic Radish Lettuce Endive French Beans Courgette Cauliflower Broccoli Cabbage Potatoes Carrots Parsnips Beetroot Asparagus and herbs… Salvia (sage) Bay Basil Peppermint Coriander Thyme Chives [...]