Whatever the Weather
Reading time 8 minutes
Since the end of August the garden has taken one battering after another. In Broadstairs we have experienced gales from every point on the […]
Our Allotment
Glut Instinct
Reading time 14 minutes
“Growing your own produce is great if you want no food, then 400 tomatoes, then nothing, then 120 cucumbers, then nothing, then 3 carrots that […]
Dazzling Dahlias
Reading time 11 minutes
As you know, we both adore dahlias: sadly they don’t adore our garden. Dahlias appreciate a little elbow room and plenty of sunshine to […]
And So It Begins…
Reading time 9 minutes
It is official, we won’t go hungry this summer! Harvesting on the allotment has well and truly begun, especially the crop of courgettes, and […]
Garden Diary: May 2020 Part I
Reading time 18 minutes
Where, oh where did May go? No sooner had it started than June was upon us. Now it’s midsummer, the longest day is almost […]
The Plot Thickens…
Reading time 9 minutes
I have been meaning to write an update on the allotment for a little while now. While reading the previous chapter, I am wondering […]
Garden Diary: April 2020
Reading time 30 minutes
April was a bittersweet month. Among many positives were the beautiful weather and being able to spend extra time in the garden with The […]
Allot of Social Distancing
Reading time 11 minutes
If there can be any positive from the current worldwide situation it is the time that we now have at our disposal. We can […]
Garden Diary: March 2020
Reading time 28 minutes
Who could have predicted that the Month of March would end as it did? Over the course of two weeks our daily routines changed […]
From Coastline to Compost Bin – Using Seaweed As A Garden Fertiliser and Soil Improver
Reading time 16 minutes
I may be a composting virgin, but now that I have an allotment I am getting serious about the dark art of decay. Since […]
Garden Diary: February 2020
Reading time 17 minutes
I have decided to start a garden diary. It’s been over 30 years since I last kept any form of journal so I can’t […]
We’ve Bean Busy
Reading time 6 minutes
Since last I wrote we’ve had to endure a succession of winter storms which have hampered efforts to get on the plot and get […]