Life on a UK allotment
Apologies for no posts in quite awhile, had a period of ill health and some major upheavals behind the scenes which meant the blog unfortunatley was neglected. I may delve deeper into those things at some point in the future Read More …
Greenhouse 2 is home to all Tomato plants except the Rambling red stripe and two hanging baskets of Red Tumbler. Two hanging baskets of Yellow Tumbler and one of Jester Tumbler. We then have the following upright varieties – Beefmaster Read More …
Greenhouse 1 is home to the Grape vines, Cucumbers, Sweet and Chilli Peppers, Melons and for a short while the celery seedlings. However a slug & snail incursion destroyed all the celery seedlings and all 3 Melon plants. Had a Read More …
Blueberry’s doing great again, they have not let me down yet. Mixed year with the dwarf container fruit trees, some bearing fruit most not but early days yet. Pears, Apples, Plums and Cherry’s on the way. Still need to reclaim Read More …
Some new additions this year to try. Looking good so far. A Cape Gooseberry, Cucamelon and Electric Daiseys
Just the one tomato plant in this one, a Rambling Red Stripe variety. Doing well on its own.
The Garden based Minarette Green gage is laden with fruit in its second year since planting in a large pot.
Order has been restored finally, and looking much more organised. Have left the small bush varieties in the small mini greenhouse for the time being, and the heartbreakers have some fruit already appearing. Greenhouse 1 is Tomatoes including 3 hanging Read More …
GH1 and GH2 both operational finally. Still a few tasks to complete on Sunday but nearly there!
Started to reclaim the garden back from nature, one section at a time! The awkward shaped space a the top of the garden is now home to two 6×4 polycarbonate greenhouses for tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers and melons. Construction was Read More …