It’s seems as if summer disappeared the very minute the kids returned to school this year, it’s safe to say we are well in to the winter approach! It might feel like the gardening season is winding down. However, autumn is an ideal time to plan and plant overwintering vegetables that will keep your allotment productive throughout winter and into early spring, with illness over the summer, I’m really keen to get as much veg back into the plot as possible whilst I’m still playing catch up!
Having spent just a couple of half days ‘up the allotment’ over the past couple of weeks, with a clear list of jobs, we seem to have gotten a lot done!!
When I first mentioned to hubby my thoughts of taking on an allotment, I think he thought I’d lost the plot, so to speak. With comments such as “haven’t you got enough to do?” and “where will you find the time?” he probably had a point! The thing was that I absolutely loved the idea,…
Today we decided to get our elephant garlic in! For one of our cloves (purchased from The Range), we thought we’d make use of this tyre. Using it to create a corner to our pathway, and of course, we’d know where the garlic was! The kids were chuffed to take responsibility for planting these! Apparently,…