June is the month when the allotment comes alive. After spring’s frantic sowing and planting, we can start to enjoy the rewards of our hard work. The days are long, the weeds are enthusiastic, and the first proper harvests of the season are ready to lift our spirits. The excitement is always there! Here’s my…
June can catch you off guard. One minute, you’re still wearing jumpers, and the next, the garden’s in full swing. It feels like everyone else is harvesting their body weight in strawberries. If you haven’t sown much yet or things haven’t gone to plan, don’t panic. There’s still plenty of time to get growing. This…
This morning I checked the weather and upon seeing that it looked great I decided to have a little reschedule and get myself up to the allotment! One of the perks of working for myself and at home is that I’m able to switch to working afternoons and evenings and make the most of the…
At the end of September, I began the arduous task of weeding the strawberry patch. An absolute nightmare! So much horseradish and dandelion had sprouted between the strawberry plants that it became impossible to dig them out without removing the plants, so I decided to relocate to an area I had covered with membrane shortly…
With all of the lovely fresh veg that has been passing through our kitchen of late, it’s inevitable that a bug or two is going to visit too! A couple of weeks ago, we noticed a little pupae on our kitchen window. The kids and I decided to keep it and see what came from…