Greenbank Garden (NTS) on Glasgow’s southside is home to a truly impressive daffodil collection with over 500 varieties. Caley members can take advantage of a special event on 23rd March [...]
Mild but a bit damp around the edges today, after some heavy rain. Too wet and breezy for a bonfire, so weeding was the day’s main activity. Several beds were […]
Heavy rain prevented play last week. But this Thursday we had freezing conditions. Think our allotment days will be getting shorter as Winter progresses. We stuck around till coffee time, […]
Cast your mind back to 2018! The Caley had just been given special permission from the contractors undertaking the restoration of Saughton to access the park which was not yet open […]
A glorious, golden day last Thursday (6th)– mild without a breath of wind. This is the season for repairing, storing and tucking the allotment up for bed, though there’s still […]
Allotment Tales 30-10-2025 A grey day at Bridgend today, and slightly damp and chilly. Autumn has definitely arrived. And so we continued planting autumn onion sets (Autumn Champion) and garlic. [...]
A sharp edge to the day and lots of Autumnal birdsongs – seems the robins are preparing for Winter, as are we. Shed 1 was cleared – contents splayed over […]
Allotment Tales 09-10-2025 Blustery today. We were treated to a first skein of geese, spreading out across the open sky, heading for warmer climes. Sorting damage left in the wake […]
Allotment Tales 25-09-2025 After a nippy start, the sun came out and the day remained warm and bright – a real Autumnal treat! Pruning was today’s main activity. We were […]
Allotment Tales 18-09-2025 Bright, blustery and mild today. Straight to the brassica beds. Last week we’d removed the enviromesh to reveal an infestation of grey aphids. Removing the worst [...]
Whether it’s your first time or your fiftieth, we’d love to see you there. The Caley and FEDAGA summer show is back at Saughton Park, and we can’t wait to […]
There was a cooler feel in the air on Thursday morning with the first rain in what seems like weeks – heavy showers, though too short to make much of […]
