Latest Blog Posts - Allotment Adventures of plot 58
- A Quick seed update for April….on Apr 29, 2013First off this week I just want to quickly talk about a Walk for life I am doing on the 12th May it’s a 22km walk for a local charity called Farleigh Hospice they do some fantastic work and I want to help them with raising money. I have put a link...
- Mr Rotivator!on Apr 24, 2013It’s been a while since my last post, there was not much happening down on plot 58 as it was too wet or covered in snow, the action at the allotment pretty much came to a standstill. But the last 2 weeks things have been on the up. Last Monday (aft...
- The Great British Weather!on Mar 18, 2013Well what weather it was down the plot today, started off foggy and quite cold then by 10am I was walking about the plot with a T-shirt on it was according to the thermometer at the plot 13°C then by 12pm there was hail stones and I had my jumper an...
- Strawberry Meringue Rouladeon Mar 12, 2013Today I fancied doing a spot of baking, as getting to the allotment is totally out the question And I love baking when there’s nothing else to do! I had some left over egg whites from last night dinner so rather than go to waste I thought I would...
- To cover or not to cover that's the Question….on Mar 11, 2013Not much action down the plot this week, the family has been hit with this winter bug, my youngest daughter has had it the worst, so daddy day care comes before Allotment action. I wanted to get the rest of the posts done I started last week but the...
- A year in the planning…on Mar 4, 2013It’s been a week since my last visit to the plot, and today I started a Project that has been a year in the making, like I have said before my Parent’s work in a factory where they dispose of lots of wood (it goes off to be re-cycled) but they ar...
- let the chitting Commence…..on Feb 27, 2013Well were off, yesterday saw the first action for the new growing season, I went to my local garden centre and selected my seed potatoes for the coming season, I am being a bit more conservative this year as last year I conducted a trial into old her...
- My first Purple Sprouting Broccolion Feb 25, 2013It was a big day this week down the plot, as I knew my purple sprouting Broccoli would be ready to pick; I got a bit excited on the drive to the plot! Last year my PSB was a disaster firstly I planted them far too close to each other, then they were...
- planting plan 2013on Feb 24, 2013Today I have added the planting plan for 2013 I have tried to keep it simple this year and grow less varieties and this year I will only grow what I know will do well. I am going to do a trail with a giant pumpkin for my children because they want to...
- Compost Plot 58 Style…..on Feb 19, 2013I want to talk compost in this post, like most plot holders, I make my own compost recycling all my waste materials from the plot, but I also compost at home, and have dome for a number of years now, but there is one big difference with what I do wit...
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