Slightly damp and chilly on the allotment
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. [...]
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Tales from the Garden – Autumn Colour at Redcroft
It has been a lovely autumn. As I write the garden is lit up by the sun and the whole place seems to be golden with leaves all over the […]
Allotment tales 16th October
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 […]
Orchids are Coming to Saughton on Sunday
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The move towards a more dormant season
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 […]
George has planted his bulbs!
Off we go once again on the exciting path to the Caley Spring Show 2026. I planted all my bulbs this week. Most are in 2 litre pots so that […]
A Real Autumnal Treat
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 […]
Bright, blustery and mild today.
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 [...]
Grow and Show Together This Weekend at Saughton Park, Edinburgh
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 […]
End of August Allotment Tales
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 […]
A cooler feel to the air first thing,
Allotment Tales 21-08-2025 A cooler feel to the air first thing, though the sun broke through and warmed things up. Richard and Pam arrived with lovely new signs for the […]
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Posted Good to have another set of eyes on the plot
Allotment Tales 14-08-2025 Another day of building heat, following two scorchers. The ground is very dry, so lots of watering today. Green manure sown a fortnight ago has already come […]
Basking in the sun at lunchtime – on our very original new bench!
Allotment Tales 07-08-2025 The rain came and went early today. Though a little overcast, our timing was perfect for basking in the sun at lunchtime – on our very original […]
Another milestone in the allotmenteer’s calendar!
Allotment Tales 31-07-2025 Mild and overcast, but a nice temperature for working. Our lovely strawberries are finished, so time to remove old leaves and straw for another year. Looking ahead […]
Bad news on the brassica front!
Allotment Tales 24-07-25 Muggy and cloudy today. Lots of weeding amongst the peas, parsnips and cabbages and along paths. Self-sown poppies and spires of rosebay willow herb have looked beautiful [...]
