Muddy_knees's Blog archive

Happy and sunburnt

This week has been lovely growing conditions up here. The days have been generally...

Is it good for the gardener?

If there’s one thing that we Brits love to complain about then it’s the weather. The...

Leeks are important

Tuesday 12th May Despite the fact that countryfile has said it’s going to be wet...

Living Life in the fast lane

Monday 11th May Today I took a risk based on what the police call “information received”...

The calm before the storm

I haven’t been avoiding you all, it’s been a remarkably quiet week for me. The weather...

Zen and the art of Greenhouse maintenance

We’re lucky, we have 2 greenhouses. The first greenhouse is at the allotment and...

Back to the land

Sunday May 5th and Monday May 6th Back to the allotment and the gardening. Sunday...

A grand day out

Saturday May 2nd Well it’s been a lovely bank holiday weekend so far, if a little...

Compost Corner

I don’t claim to be a world expert in the field of compost, but I have had a good...

Boing! Spring is sprung.

Wednesday 29th April The sun has most definitely got his hat on today. After a bit...

Drip drip drop little April showers

Tuesday 28th April As I sit here in my nice cosy office (it’s a slow work day as...

If there’s no rest for the wicked, when was I so bad?

That’s definitely been a good weekend. It was by no means a restful weekend but it...