This weekend, myself and Andy took a much awaited jaunt to the Malvern Spring Festival. After my autumn trip with the kids, I was keen to sample the spring offering and it didn’t disappoint! We stayed in the same riverside caravan park, with the easy walk round to the local pub, and enjoyed the best…
Hello, I hope you are all well. I have had a busy summer travelling with the not-so-small children; we’ve had some fantastic trips, but at a pace that is unfortunately not sustainable, and the realities of everyday life, work, and the next stages in education must be brought back to the forefront. This has the…
As the seasons shift, many gardeners pack away their tools and wait for spring. Yet autumn is far from the end of the growing year. With a little planning, you can keep fresh produce coming through the colder months and even set yourself up for an early harvest next spring. Here’s what you can plant…
The first of August is here, and I’m in a strange state of limbo at the moment. The kids finished school and college way back on June 18th. We’ve spent time at the allotment. We’ve been to Zakynthos, had an 18th birthday and party (with homegrown flowers). We’ve had a brilliant summer, and yet, it’s…
There’s something super satisfying about picking your own food in the sunshine. Juicy tomatoes, chunky cucumbers, beans climbing over every trellis, and courgettes that somehow triple in size overnight. But what happens when your kitchen starts overflowing? You don’t need a dehydrator, vacuum sealer or an industrial-sized freezer to keep your summer harvests going through…
The rush of spring is over. The allotment, once bursting with urgent tasks and sprouting life, now seems to exhale. It’s mid-summer. The beds are almost full, the weeds are incredibly persistent, and the heat, it seems, is quite consistent. This is the part of the year I call the lull. Not quite harvest, not…
July is a month of abundance! The long, warm days encourage steady growth across the allotment, and the lack of rain lately (or this year in fact) remains a challenge in keeping the plot and garden watered. Although the crazy pace of spring has eased, there is so much to do. I’m doing my best…