Soft Fruit

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 […]

Another warm week and thankfully we had some rain but the watering needs to continue, especially for the soft fruit which was moved in the autumn and is still settling […]

It rained on Thursday at the start of our stint and it didn’t ease off at all! However, we did manage to pick up a load of windfall apples and […]

After the heavy rains of the week before, last Thursday we, the allotment crew,  were thankful for a day of sunshine, so good for the potato lifting. All the main […]

Thursday was a fine day for harvesting. The first of the sweetcorn is ready early because of the hot weather – a nice treat. Some crops, like the peas and […]

Thursday was a day for emergency repairs as the strong winds had snapped at ground level two of the supporting posts for the espalier apples. With the trees in full […]

A cooler day today meant that we could be more energetic on the plot and spent much time catching up on the weeding on the paths. Most of the veg […]

Another bonfire today to finish clearing out the dead hedge which was being used by wildlife we don’t want to encourage. Over the winter months we’ll put in another woven […]

Another warm and sunny day and still work to do on the plot. Whilst not as much to do as earlier in the season, work now involves clearing the ground, […]