April 14 2019
Temp: 11.9˚ – finally got a new temperature gauge for the outside of the polytunnel! Rainfall – 3cm At last the french beans are on the ‘bouge’. I cleared the last of the winter lambs lettuce and other leaves that have gone to flower to make way for the aubergine plants. I’ve covered them with cut down Coca-cola bottles to act as mini-cloches, re-used from … Continue reading April 14 2019
April 7 2019
Temp: Min. -1.9˚ Max. 41.4˚. Rainfall: 35mm My view at the allotment has changed again. My landlord (aka Dad) is quite pleased with the new fence. More importantly the developers have left an amazing strip of soil – about 180′ long and 4-6′ wide. Guess what we’re going to do with that! Monty in his book ‘Down to Earth’ advocates leaving an area of long … Continue reading April 7 2019
March 31 2019
Temp: Min. 0.5˙ Max. 43.3˙ Rainfall: 0 Not sure what I’m going to do about the temperature swing in the polytunnel. It’s a little too early to be leaving the door open. Very little movement in the seed trays, which makes me nervous (the polytunnel conditions probably aren’t helping). Yes, the beetroot and cosmos have sprouted but nothing else. I had a bit of poke … Continue reading March 31 2019
DomD Update
I’m still not approaching this idea with anything remotely like ‘planning’. I should have started with at least a meal in mind and then identified which ingredients to grow. I guess there’s still time for that. Meanwhile, as it’s such a sunny spot, I thought I would give some early new potatoes a go. It’s quite a bit of space to give up to one … Continue reading DomD Update
March 24 2019
Temperature: Min 3.3˚ Max 41.4˚ Rainfall: 2 cm It has been a while since I’ve been able to get up the allotment. Storm Gareth put paid to pretty much the majority of my week off. I managed two bonus visit, which I need to write up. This was followed by a short birthday trip to Seville and a Monty-inspired tour of the Real Alcazar. So … Continue reading March 24 2019
March 11 2019
Better late than never…possibly… Potted up the blueberry plants from Lidls and while I had the ericaceous soil out, topped up my chilean guava (or Strawberry Myrtle). It was a favourite fruit of Queen Victoria and you can make jam from it. I get a few berries each year so it makes me wonder how many plants she had of it. I gave it a mulch … Continue reading March 11 2019
A Lottie Life 