Preparing Beds
Slowly getting beds cleared adding Compost and Lime for those we are planning to grow Brassicas in next year. Then they are covered with weed...
Author: cradleymike
Colley Gate Gardening Club
Attended a great talk on wildlife gardening at the gardening club on Thursday. The talk was given by a fellow allotment holder who also runs...
Sweet Potato
Started to harvest our sweet potatoes and already decided we will be growing them again next year. Also grown Marconi peppers which are the larger...
I think the mole is back
On friday I went to the allotment and noticed our neighbours had had a visit overnight to check what they had planted the previous day....
Plastic Bottles
I am not sure where I first saw this idea, but it works well and as we cannot recycle plastic in our area at the...
Butterflies – the downside
The downside of the beautiful butterflies that we are seeing, in abundance this year is the offspring that can decimate our crops. Although these plants...
