Blogs on allotments

The Veg patch year analysis- 2011

Not much to take pics of recently so thought a bloggette on the veg patch events of the year. Remember the bare patch, a...

Hixon Boyz Allotment

I am so proud of my eldest son and his mates for going with the interest of owning an allotment! At first, I did not think...

Plot 12A - The overgrown Raspberry bed’s demise

The overgrown Raspberry bed’s demise The overgrown Raspberry bed’s demise is well under way! Just over a week ago I dug up...

The October Plot

The October Plot The October plot is quite a different plot from the September plot! It's very noticeable that the days are...

End of another growing season (well, almost!)

End of another growing season (well, almost!) An old Australian group called The (New) Seekers has a song called "Circles"...

My very own plot - This time 12A!

My very own plot-This time 12A! As of 1st September 2011 I've become, officially this time, the new tenant of PLOT 12A! Just...

Allotment Adventures: Chapter 1 (Weeds @ War)

Good evening GoYers, Firstly thanks to all who responded to my question about the carpet weed control, I have now scrapped...

Our New Garden

I think I wrote a while back about the walled garden we had been gifted through HFW's Landshare scheme. We have been working...

Yes..no ..oh i dont know..should we ?..well its a bit late now !!

hi folks, just to tell you what is going on with our allotments at the moment..this is our 2nd plot which we have had for...

Allotment Adventures: Chapter 1 (The cleanup continues)

23rd August: Haven't been up to the allotment in about 2 weeks so this week im heading up every day, limiting my work 2 hours...

The August plot- Part one

The August plot-Part one Well here we are already half way through the 8th month of the year! Where did the time go? It has...

Allotment Adventures: Chapter 1 (Day 2 cleanup results)

7th August: Today i did 4 hrs clearing a pathway upto the patio area next to the caravan. for some reason he had a obsession...

Allotment Adventures: Chapter 1 (Day 1 cleanup results)

Evening gardeners, Tonight i only spent 1hr 30min working up the allotment and started to clear part of the entrance way. hope...

End of July on the plot

End of July on the plot Well July (October?) has come & gone & now the summer seems to be getting underway-at last!...

Summer (?) on the plot

Summer (?) on the plot We may be "officially" in the middle of a "Great British Summer" but you would never believe it! A...

fruit & veg ..

hi all, for anyone who may be interested i thought i would show you what we have been getting off the allotment the last...

"Save it for a rainy day!"

"Save it for a rainy day!" *"Save it for a rainy day!" Something I've been saying for months-at last it came along! I...

Early summer on the plot

Early summer on the plot Summer put in the very briefest of appearances on Sunday & Monday 26-27th June. We reached around...

2nd season allotment blog - 15 days in June

2nd season allotment blog-15 days in June I thought I might take a slightly different view this time with the plot-I'm posting...

The plots on Sunday..

Hi all,just thought you may like a quick look at what is growing on our plots at the moment.. Chinese cabbage..the slugs...

My very own plot!

My very own plot! After around a year on the waiting list I've finally got my very own plot! Actually it's only half a plot...

Allotment 2011 - My second season! April - May!

I haven't written a blog on the allotment for several months now so I'll make up for lost time by making this a double blog....

Veg patch, the first chapter (and some DIY for Bampy)

Hello peeps this is just a small blogget to document the early stages of my veg patch. Its does contain some sublime pallet...

Plans for the Allotment

Well I can see that the community spirit is alive and well on this site so thanks for all the comments of encouragement. So...

A Journal for New Allotment Holders

Introduction. This blog will be about our attempts to manage an allotment for the very first time. Let me give you some background...

Allotment diary April 2011

Well its now Saturday evening and I managed an hour or so up the allotment. Not alone though this time as I took Bramble...

Allotment Diary March 2011

First earlies are in!!! Spent a little bit of time on my new allotment since recieving the keys in Feb. There are three main...

Allotment 2011 - My second season!

Allotment 2011-My second season! My second season on the allotment is now getting underway. I have been down there on occasions...

Our allotments today..

hi guys, i thought you may like to see the sorry state of our plots, it looks a mess after all the bad weather.. This is...

lost the plot ? ..no i made it.lol

a few of us were talking about hobbies in winter, i thought i would show you what i made over the gloomy grey days of last...

Late autumn down on the plot (October 2010)

Late autumn down on the plot is now a reality! This month of October has seen more rain than the average in this region for...

My First Autumn down on the plot

My First Autumn down on the plot We have had tomato blight on our plot & although Gerry sprayed them when he saw the...

Early September on the plot

Early September on the plot Well September is already half way over & we think !What happened to the summer? Goodness...

Allotment - Part 10

Its been a while since I updated you on progress "down the lottie"..!! Its strange seeing the beds gradually empty....However....we...

***Summer's End (not quite) down on the plot (2nd Part)***

Summer's End down on the plot (2nd Part)* It now seems I jumped the gun rather with this title as the last few days have...

***Summer's End down on the plot (1st Part)***

Summer's End down on the plot Well now we have reached the end of August & the summer, or so it seems! These last two...

following in family footsteps...

i am pleased as punch ,my son Colin has just got the alotment plot next to ours,it is in a poor shape as the girl who had...

a quick look around our allotment site..

just thought i would show you how things are growing on allotment.. our sweetcorn.almost ready now.. my cucumber in the...

Middling August on the plot (Part 2)

. Middling August on the plot (Part 2). I thought I would start this 2nd part with a look down our allotment from the top....

*** Middling August on the plot (Part 1) ***

.****** Middling August on the plot (Part 1) ******. After one of the hottest & driest Junes for many a year July offered...

Late summer down on the plot

Late summer down on the allotment & in spite of the dry weather everything is coming on apace! Where to start? I have...

*High Summer Down On The Allotment (July 2)*

High Summer Down On The Allotment (July 2) I promised a 2nd part to the blog I posted just a week ago. Here is a photo of...

yeah but no butt

hi all, not been on for a while for a few reasons , but i just thought id tell you about things going on at the allotments...

Allotment -Part 9

Here we are half way through season and enjoying the "fruits of our labours".....potatoes....lettuce...raddish....salad leaves....beetroot..cabbage...gooseberries...;peas...carrots....the...

Open Day at the Allotments

On Saturday July 3rd, our local Allotments held a 'first ever' Open Day and I went along for the experience. It was a lovely...

Allotment - Part 8

Just realised I hadn't shown you the "fruits of my labour".......first helpings of potatoes and carrots.....and how delicious...

High summer on the allotment

.................... High summer down on the allotment ....................... Summer was most punctual this year, it arrived...

Allotment - Part 7

In the past few weeks....everything has been growing like "Topsy"... The dahlias are now planted... The potatoes are showing...

Mid-Summer night's Nightmare ...

Mid-Summer night's Nightmare ... After being off for a week I returned to our allotments & found this: The potatoes behind...

Early June down on the allotment

As I had thought I would make regular two week entries to tell you about our progress on the allotment I'm going to tell...

Our allotments - End of May

As promised a couple of weeks ago here is my latest update on the allotment I share with my friend, Gerry, from church. The...

Allotment Part 6.......Picked our first produce!!!

The allotment is progressing well and everything is growing!!!!!...picked our first raddishes today...but forgot to take...

Jeans Garden

Hi I'm new to this blogging lark ,don't really know what i am doing !!!but here goes .My name is Jean and I live with my...

Allotment - Beginning of May

Our allotment at the beginning of May is beginning to look like a place where vegetables can be grown instead of an overgrown...

Gerry & Balcony's Allotment in April

I have spend some time there during the last couple of weeks & things are beginning to look better. Here is the bed of...

Allotment Part 5 - We are getting there!

Thought you would like a progress report. on Lou's Lottie !! We have had some lovely dry weather recently which has enabled...

Gerry & Balcony's allotment

My balcony has at last become to small to keep me in check & I've now got half an allotment. As you will remember from...

FREEBIE

Hi everyone how are you I have'nt been on for a while,since the weather has took a turn for the better its been all go,digging...

bit of a clean up..

on the allotment last saturday and had a bit of a tidy up it needed it , we couldnt get into shed as everything was thrown...

Allotment Part 4 - Making progress

Thought you would like to know what is happening on "Lou's Lottie"...! Even though we have been suffering from lots of frosts...

♪♪♪ Half an allotment is better than ... ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ Half an allotment is better than ... ♪♪♪ to the tune of ♪♪♪ Half a sixpence ...♪♪♪ (Thanks to TT for the musical notes!...

allotments

For anyone who wants to start an allotment. If you are on waiting list for a allotment and cant wait. tip 1 go round to...

scaffold boards

hi, i managed to get hold of 50 scaffold boards (free of charge) from a friend of mine,and i have edged my allotment with...

what not to do on valentines day !!

hi all,well even though weather still cold & some rain we decided to make a bit of a start on the new plot last weekend...

My allotment update (Feb 13 2010)

Well I haven't been down to the allotment for a couple of weeks now so I thought I had better show my face! What with being...

Allotment - Part 3....I still don't believe it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to update you on the saga!!!!!!!!!!!!! When hubby was passing the allotments yesterday....he noticed that the polytunnel...

nice sunny day yesterday

we had a nice sunny day yesterday so went up to allotment to keep ourselves busy,said we would just go for an hour at 12...

I don't believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Went to the allotment today, full of good intentions. Borrowed a pair of hefty clippers to break through the lock on the...

My allotment (Jan 2010)

In the beginning. Well I've been down to view my allotment and to be honest it's not as good as I expected! Let me show you. This...

I've got an allotment!

Some of you may be aware that I have been on the waiting list for an allotment for quite a few years now. Well, about three...

Allotment - Part 2

Having waited for several weeks until the snow had gone....and hoping for a fine day.......at last!!!!...Monday morning arrived,...

PRODUCE FROM THE LOTTIE

If i dont include some of the veg that i grow, its probably that i was'nt that successful. Purple Sprouting Broccoli New...

new plotment

hi all, well we got some great news last week ,as you probably know we have an allotment, and at the time of going on the...

Allotment - Part 1

We ventured out in the freezing cold to go and look for my allotment. Of course very few of them had their numbers on, ...

At Last!!

Thismorning, at an early hour, an envelope was posted through my letter box. Oh, I thought, the postman is very early (he...

No Dig Raised Beds

I have turned my lottie over completely to raised beds. I also try and grow my veg on a no dig system. The main reasons...

want a little walk ? you will need your wellies and winter coat.

went up to the allotment yesterday,do you fancy a walk round? bit windy and cold but first chance we,ve had to get up here...

Allotments

Although my veggie growing days are long gone, I was still interested in an item in the local paper yesterday stating that...

blue beds

hi there just to say i went to allotment today only to find our shed window had been completely removed and bevs next door,...

allotment

hi there,just to say at meeting, anti climb paint was suggested for fences untill someone pointed out we already have it,then...

breakins

went up to allotment today been a few breakins to sheds even though were surrounded by 7feet of metal fencing,an elderly...

Bringing home the dinner!

Hi all. Well I thought I would update you good people on how our allotments are getting on. Things are coming on a real treat...

It's been a while...

....since I posted pictures on here but I haven't been sitting down eating chocolate well not much... honest! We have taken...

Veggie growing

I've just been reading mazz's blog, I too have ventured into veggie growing recently. Have tried a few things in the garden...

Allotments

I went for a walk round my mates allotment this mourning, all the veg on the gardens look really well, a lot of themhave...

Help! Why do have allotments??

I have two weeks (started with four months but you know how it is) to put together a long essay for my horticulture finals.Title...

Mud to grub - where we are now!

Well we are now 2 months ish on and things are seriously growing-its amazing to see how quickly things will sprout up when...

Mud to grub - pictures so far....

Greens are in.... Some of them may be a little close together, but didn't have loads of space in the beds I had left......

Mud to grub - some green emerges!

Well today I have transplanted cabbages (3 types) cauliflowers, broccoli, and some lettuce into their final beds.. I will...

From mud to grub

Well... what a weekend. We have gone great guns this weekend! Hubby finished digging over the left hand side of the plot,...

From mud to grub

Well.... we are now 3 weeks in... Today we have been down and put in a garden store-very basic one from lidl, a compost bin...

clearing allotments easily

I have just started renting half a very over grown allotment. What is the easiest way to clear it ?

From mud to grub

I'm a little behind as I have only just decided to blog our progress on our allotment. We took on our new plot (shared between...

Grow Your Own

I missed Grow Your Own when it came to the cinema earlier this year but I watched it this weekend on DVD. The wife and I...

St Allotment

While walking through St James's Park the other day I came across something I was not expecting to see... An Allotment! The...