A chilly day on the Allotment
Thursday was a raw day but the midges were out still. Maintenance work started with replacing some of the rotting wooden edges on the raised beds. The currant bed was […]
Tales from the Garden – The Colours of Autumn: Stalwart flowers, berries and fungi
After a few days of dreary rain and high winds (luckily we avoided Storm Babet) we have had a couple of lovely sunny days when the whole garden looks golden. […]
Award Ceremony fun with GLiN in partnership with CRT
This year, The Caley worked in partnership with CRT (Coalfields Regeneration Trust) to bring our Grow & Learn in Nature (GLiN) Award to ex-coalfield communities across Scotland. For the past [...]
Autumn tidying on the Allotment
A start today on tidying up the storage and the old compost bins area, taking down most of the rotten pallets and rethinking how to store the netting and canes […]
Have you planted your bulbs for the Spring show yet? George has.
This is where the hopes, dreams and expectations all start. I collected my bulbs from the Bulb Workshop at Saughton on Sunday and have potted them up and placed them […]
A dreich day on the Allotment
We had a drizzly start to the day on Thursday so it was on with the cagoules and off to work. We set to work on clearing the sweetcorn and […]
Winter Talks Season 2023/24 – First talk tonight
Our Winter Talk season begins tonight, Tuesday 3rd October. The first talk will be given by new Caley President, Lewis Normand, so if you haven’t met Lewis yet come along […]
Last crop planted at the Allotment for this year.
Thursday saw the last planting of the year, with the autumn onion sets being put in, variety Senshyu Yellow. These will settle in and grow away next year to give […]
