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 […]
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 […]
Woolly hats and layers were back on today as conditions were damp and chilly – April showers later with short patches of sun. Tattie planting continues. Today it was Heritage […]
April already! A disappointingly sharp, chilly morning after a few days of sunshine. However, the sun broke through around midday, which was very welcome! At the windbreak, wobbly end posts […]
Thursday was our first day back on the allotment after the festive period break but only after a sit-down in the warmth of the cafe where we had a catchup […]
For our August Saughton Sunday workshop, we invited Katie Warner (www.katiewarnerweaving.com) along to show us how to make willow flowers and what a brilliant class it was! A small group […]
The first of our Allotment Growing Skills workshops took place on Saturday 13th May in our Teaching Garden at Saughton Park. It was a lovely day and, as you can […]
On Thursday more winter veg were planted out – Swiss chard, red cabbage and Savoy cabbages. A weekly soak and more normal temperatures are certainly benefitting the plants. This is […]
At our last Saughton Sunday event at Saughton Park on the 6th of March, Stan da Prato gave a workshop on how to convert a boring old polystyrene fishbox into […]