I’m nowhere near as experienced as some of the folk we’re lucky to have on here, but I’d say it has done some sort of damage. The beast that is.....
I think it’s the way of an allotment. You use what you have as best as you can. Things are constantly changing and adapting.The shed originally...
I had a few lengths of scaff boards spare, but not enough to evenly create raised beds, so I opted for a pond outside of my huts windows. The...
Cheers..!You’re right we’ve been in luck the last handful of days. It’s been a treat... It looks as though the rain is coming looking ahead the...
Hiya Sue, I’m glad you mentioned this, as I did the very same myself from a shop bought squash a few months back.As mentioned above I hold the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]I had another few hours up the allotment yesterday ticking off more boxes, while Spring is sat in...
Thanks Gail. We’ve had a fairly decent run of kind weather in Birmingham, which is enough to fuel the fire to get stuck in. I took on this...
I’ve been back at the plot for the last 2 days making the most of a couple of dry days. I managed to haul the butlers sink onto my wheelbarrow and...
Youre a star!!! Thank you! I love the grasses, they bring colour and structure. Its easy to get carried away, but I think for the surrounding...
Yeah I quickly got rid of the fence. The way of the allotment is to cadge whatever available and the fence came from a cousin who was having a new...
Pond and Butlers Sink Water FeatureA week or so back, prior to all this toe numbing late snow, I decided on putting in a pond directly under the...
@UsedtobeDendy forgive me for being an early morning wally hahaI saw apprentice gardener and wrongfully assumed you was new on here. After...
I wouldn't worry too much @UsedtobeDendy I think you're in the right section but maybe instead of a separate thread alone, this helpful insight...
Good morning GCs very own celebrity hahaMy allotment plot as you can imagine, from previous tenants hard work feeding and turning the soil makes...
I'm sorry for the delayed reply @VerdunI am glad to hear you take this approach and have done now for a while. I do think it's going to be my...
Haha trust you! Good shout mate, I think I'm gonna play around and make a few varied batches and see which works best. After a proper drying,...
Has anyone had a go at the 'no dig' approach?I've been looking into it a lot lately and obviously all of those online that champion it, usually...
Here he is!That's the plan mate. A proper decent brewers variety. Have you had any success yourself?
Cheers Harry! As I said I plan to train it clockwise up a couple of bines and hopefully keep on top of it. I'm putting the planning in now ready...
After the first harvest I shall be cutting right back so that the well known bullying rhizome roots don't wander off. My plot is sloped so I'm...
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