exploded into bloom
Allotment Tales 26-06-2025 After a very wet night, today turned out mild with intermittent showers. On arrival, we were rewarded with a beautiful bed of bright red and black poppies. […]
“Live and let live” on the Allotment
Allotment Tales 19-06-2025 Another lovely day, with lots of watering required. Planting continues. Today it was the turn of dwarf French beans (Purple Teepee) and cabbage (Rodema and Tantour [...]
Peak Planting Week on the allotment
Allotment Tales 12-06-2025 A lovely sunny day with a slight background breeze – perfect conditions for what felt like peak planting week, with the soil warm and rain predicted for […]
A Royal Celebration: Marking 200 Years of The Caley with HRH The Princess Royal
A Royal Celebration: Marking 200 Years of The Caley with HRH The Princess Royal In May 2025, The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society (The Caley) marked a truly special milestone: 200 […]
Respite From The Wind — on the Allotment
Allotment Tales 05-06-2025 Much appreciated respite from the wind today, mild with a little sun thrown in for good measure. Some bracing was required on the Climbing spinach teepee, which […]
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Sun, wind, rain and grubs!
A double blog this week. The sun shone on the 22nd. Protecting our young crops was a main activity – netting over the strawberries which have magically appeared in abundance […]
