Fruit trees

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Allotment Tales 03-07-2025 A breezy, cloudy start to July but at least we missed yesterday’s deluge, which has done wonders for the weeds and soft fruit! Pam and Richard (from […]

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 [...]

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 […]

Another sunny day, lovely for us although not so much for the plants as the soil is so dry. We made sure to water well before leaving today. Last week […]

A lovely sunny day, unless you were standing under the shadow of the huge conifer proudly overlooking us !! More work done in preparation for the growing season. A trench […]

Mild today, though windy. Strong gusts kept the rain away until we were on our way home – when the heavens finally opened – very lucky! Winter pruning was completed […]