Beetroot is one of the vegetables we both enjoy to eat, so we always dedicate a LARGE bed to growing some. Beetroot is really easy to grow. If the soil temperature is warm enough, seeds can be sown as early as March,…
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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Allotment Journal: Plot update
It’s been a week of mixed weather consequently we’ve not managed to go to the allotment that much this week. However, saying that, we have achieved a fair bit. With the weather rather unsettled I decided to play hooky and head to…
Posted in Allotment Journal
May – What we’re sowing
May is another incredibly busy month for sowing seeds and I’ve been busy; my potting room is full to bursting! This is what I’ve been sowing this month Alliums Amposta – Sweet Red Onion I use a LOT of red…
Posted in Sowing and Growing
Allotment Journal: Plot Update
We had a bit of a mini heatwave at the end of last week so we took advantage of the beautiful weather and got busy on all three plots. Trying to make up for last weeks lack of activity! Plot One I…
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Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly, Aglais Urticae
The small tortoiseshell butterfly used to be one of the most common British butterflies but sadly it’s been in steep decline in recent years. Therefore it was very cheering to see a number of them fluttering around the allotment this week and they seem…
Posted in Insects
Poppies are easy to grow, they say!
Poppies come in a vast variety of sizes, shapes and colour and are annual, biennial or perennial. So many to choose from, personally I love the large purple ones. Probably the best known poppy is the bright red-flowered corn poppy; a world…
Posted in Flowers
Allotment Update: Plot Update
There’s not been a huge amount of plot activity this week #slacker. Whilst I love being outside, I’m a fair-weather gardener. Cold winds are really not my thing, and it’s been a rather cold and windy week with a bit of heavy…
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Bloomin’ Glorious!
I love this time of year, plants and trees are coming to life and we already have numerous plants providing a beautiful display of colour. One of my favourites is this climbing rose called Rosa Guinee, bred in 1938 by Charles Mallerin.…
Posted in Flowers
Choice Allotments, St Leonards on Sea
Burgess Buttercup squash
Pear from the communal tree.
The last bunch of sweet peas, 2013
Victoria plums
Globe Artichoke. Plot one
Globe Artichoke, leaves emerging spring 2014
Cabbage… before they were eaten by snails and slugs
There are plenty of ladybirds around this spring
Sweet pea
Garlic scapes
Eschscholzia californica
Discovery Apple blosson
Chives
Cabbage white catepillars
Slug caught munching on a squash flower
Dandelion
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