Yes this latest update is exactly that. But I'm not talking about my tardy blogging. No, I'm talking about this year's growing year. An...

...till May be out - goes the old expression, meaning, (and you can take your pick here) don't think it's getting warm until either the...

A month ago I was telling you how I couldn't do all the plot prep I wanted to do because the ground was frozen, or, when it did thaw out,...

OK, I have been quiet on this blog for a month, but that doesn't mean I have been neglecting the plot, far from it. Yes February did...

It's Saturday morning. You pull back the curtains to reveal a half-light of fog and frost everywhere. You know it's sub-zero outside. So...

Each year there is one meal that is a barometer for whether the allotment year was a good one, or a not so good one, and that meal is...

My first year growing sweet potatoes... This year I've had a real go at growing Sweet Potatoes. And, as usual, some things have worked...

Hello again. Yes I know my last post was in August and here we are nearly at the end of September. Well there's a couple of reasons for...

It's early July when, if you are winning most of your battles against the weather, the weeds and pests, you start to enjoy the simple...

This is a special year. Special because (for one year only), I'm allowed to use the garden as well as the allotment to grow my veg....

Let's start offering you some encouragement. Despite much of this blog being about the trials of growing your own, with a dash of...

We're funny old folk us veg gardeners. We get excited by the strangest things... When I got married I made sure a compost bin was on our...

Last week I was showing you all the stuff I have dotted around the greenhouse and garden, that really needs to get into the ground. After...

Any one who has been following my recent posts could be forgiven for thinking that all this blog is doing is making a pretty good job of...

Last week I wrote about the decimating effects of a -3 degree frost on my potatoes. Seven days later I am updating on my garden (rather...

Ok, a little of bit of an exaggeration, perhaps, but, you know I warned you last week about how nature doesn't usually make it easy for...

I've mentioned before that you can't work against nature - you'll never win - you have to work with her. But sometimes she doesn't half...

So its official. In 2020, we're experiencing the sunniest April on record. Looking at the bigger picture that's probably perfect timing....

So after telling you I did 'not very much' sowing before April, what have I sown since? And where? Well, quite a lot actually and already...

Ok. I know we're playing a bit of catch up here as I'm posting one of my first updates in mid April. Especially when you read most other...