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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 […]

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 […]

It was a fine, calm day after Storm Ashley’s visit, the previous weekend.  The first job was to mend the netting around the sprouts and cabbages, also to gather the […]

Thursday was a bit sharp and overcast to start with (after 2 glorious days of sun) but the sunshine eventually won out over the haar approaching from Arthur’s Seat. We […]

The Caley’s Annual Apple Day is coming soon! In addition to a fantastic display of Scottish grown apples, including many heritage varieties, we will have bulb planting for kids (at […]

The rain over the past week has helped plant growth and we didn’t get the hose out for a change. Everything is growing well including the weeds and all the […]

And it’s strawberry time! The dry weather has suited them very well and we even have a few autumn raspberries. The gooseberries will be ready next week, there has been […]

On Saturday The Caley held its annual Apple Day celebration – thankfully this year we were able to hold it in  person. Part of The Caley’s & the Friends of […]

Many of us are catching up with tasks in the garden as it is not long since the snow was with us, even George in sunny Joppa had a some […]