Two weeks of sunshine have seen temperatures rising and crops ripening. The fruit harvest has really kicked in. Last Thursday (2nd) the team picked punnets of strawberries, black and white […]
It may seem like only yesterday that the allotment crew welcomed George Anderson on to the Caley allotment to demonstrate winter fruit pruning but if you have fruit trees and […]
Thursday on the allotment was full of glorious sunshine for the third successive day. Everything at the allotment seems super-charged – crops and weeds alike. It’s suddenly peak strawberry [...]
It is hard to think that on the 11th June the team abandoned ship after coffee following a valiant attempt at plot maintenance in heavy rain. Then a week later […]
The 4th of June was a day of sunshine and showers, but felt like peak planting season. The first of the brassicas – healthy little broccoli plants – went in […]
A lovely late Spring Day – hopefully heralding a sunny June to come. Weeding continues to be a main activity at the allotment, amongst delicate germinating roots, in the raspberry […]
Thursday was overcast but mild . The threat of rain didn’t materialise until we were leaving – so good timing. Weeds are exploding everywhere! A lot of time was spent […]
After last week’s sunny weather, we were plunged back into March today – cool and cloudy. We kept the session short as the weeds will always wait for us. Today’s […]
At last – sun without the chill – the kind of day to keep finding jobs to do, rather that heading home for indoor tasks. Oca and red-veined sorrel plants […]
Thursday, was breezy and cloudy, though blue skies and sunshine did appear from time to time. Allotment life seems to be suddenly ramping up, as the soil warms and preparation […]
