Tag: Outdoors

  • Five Things You Should Do In May

    Five Things You Should Do In May

    The air and the soil are finally beginning to warm; seeds are germinating and growing in the blink of an eye. It is tempting to plant out your delicate seedlings, but as they say, never cast a clout until May is out – use this advice for your seedlings. You don’t want months of hard…

  • Five Things You Should Do In April

    Five Things You Should Do In April

    The days are longer yet the air is still crisp. Blossom and flowers are immerging from their dormancy. Sunny, warm summer like days are quickly followed with sleet and rain, the weather remains unpredictable throughout the month and there is still a risk of frost. Sow, sow, sow! Much like March, April is a busy…

  • Five Things You Should Do In March

    Five Things You Should Do In March

    As the air begins to thaw and the flowers burst into life, spring has begun to awaken from its long slumber. There is an absolute plethora of seeds to sow and bulbs to plant in March, but try not to get too ahead of yourself. The ground is still yet to warm thoroughly and there…

  • Five Things You Should Do In February

    Five Things You Should Do In February

    The days are growing longer and birdsong is all around. The air is cold and crisp, rainfall is frequent and the spring bulbs are finally showing face. Although it is still winter, February is the start of a busy growing season on the plot. Chit your potatoes You can get your first early crop in…

  • 2020; a year to remember and forget

    2020; a year to remember and forget

    2020 was a strange year for most people, but one thing that kept me sane is this little plot of land. It served as an escape for us when there really was no where else to go. January was a very wet and slow month. The excess rainfall hindered our efforts to turn over the…

  • Five Things You Should Do In Winter

    Five Things You Should Do In Winter

    The branches now sit bare, the days are shorter and the nights are cold. The plot is empty but the pantry is full. The pace of things on the plot has certainly slowed down, but there are a few things you can be getting on with over winter. Tidy up your plotSome parts of your…

  • Five Things You Should Do In October

    The landscape is now awash with hues of yellow, orange and red. The golden hour comes earlier each day and Jack Frost is at our door waiting to come inside. Harvest your apples and pears for storage Apples and pears can last for months if they are stored correctly. When choosing the fruit to store,…

  • Five Things You Should Do In September

    The air is a little crisper, the leaves are falling and the days are shorter. Autumn has arrived. The allotment is still producing a high yield of produce, even if it is slowing down in parts. Plant your onion and garlic sets If you want to get your onion sets planted before Christmas, now is…

  • A Year (Or So) On The Plot

    Hard to believe that we have had the allotment for over a year! It really has flown by and I’m so proud of what we have managed to achieve in that time; but what have we learnt over the last year… and a bit? Enjoy the little things The first tea of the morning, the…