Finally.....Sowing seeds!
I have been patiently waiting to start sowing the first seeds of the year! I eagerly sorted through my seed box looking for seeds I could...
Plum Cake Recipe
This is a delicious way to use up some of your plums after harvest INGREDIENTS: To make one cake ( Serves 4 ) 4oz/100g self-raising flour...
Simple Green Smoothie Recipe: Baby Leaf Spinach and Apple
This is a fresh and simple smoothie to make with a clean apple taste INGREDIENTS: For one person you will need- -A handful of fresh baby...
Why prune fruit trees and plants?
I actually never realised that fruit trees and soft fruit plants needed pruning! I always thought that they were only cut back to stop...
Winter gardening: Onions, garlic and daffodils
I have been going to the allotment a few times over this winter to tidy up and harvest the brussel sprouts, it has been cold and wet and...
Autumn planting of Onion and Garlic
At last! I have completed my task of planting onions and garlic. I haven't had much of a chance to get to the allotment lately as I have...
Rocket and Pears
At the beginning of Autumn I had lots of pears ready to pick from the pear tree. I don't know the variety of pears I have on the...
Beautiful brussels! and hiding in the shed!
The tarpaulin I had put on the roof previously has proved its worth. I went to the allotment with many jobs in mind and low behold the...
Planting Daffodil bulbs
One thing I wanted more of this year was flowers. To be able to cut my own flowers to bring home would be nice, so I went on a trip to...
How to save your own tomato seeds
I think it's a great idea to save your own tomato seeds. I was keen on saving the seeds from the heirloom varieties I had grown on the...
