Monthly Archives: June 2012

I spent most of the morning sitting on by bottom either weeding, side shooting my tomatoes and trying them to stakes. I ended up with a damp rear. Not very attractive I must admit. However, I managed to get a … Continue reading →

I’m so excited I picked my first produce today….A few mangetout! I know what we’ll be having for dinner tonight. I’m growing purple ones and yellow ones. I did eat a couple of them raw as they looked so tasty, … Continue reading →

Another warm day which is lovely. It actually feels like summer now. I managed to weeds my onion bed today, and then watered it thoroughly. They’re growing well, the white ones anyway, and the red ones are doing much better … Continue reading →

I’ve decided that grass paths are too time consuming and wanted a simpler solution. I therefore have gone a brought some “Apollo Ground control” from Homebase. I spent the morning strimming paths and then laying the covering over the top. … Continue reading →

It’s the longest day of the year today, so all down hill from now on (not really, but the days now start to get gradually shorter). It really felt like summer to, lovely and sunny, and really warm, so I … Continue reading →

Another glorious morning up the allotment. It was sunny and lovely and warm, so I had to put my shorts on. I have very dirty knees now, whether I’ll clean them before I do the school run I haven’t decided … Continue reading →

Just a quick note to let you know that on Wednesday of last week my little coal tits fledged. They were their on Tuesday evening and the parents were busy flying in and out, then on Wednesday morning they were … Continue reading →

Perfect allotment weather today, cloudy with the occasional sun. I’ve managed to plant all my asparagus pea plants, some have started to develop little red flowers already. I also managed to plant the rest of my kohl rabi too. Then … Continue reading →

Today I went to Gardeners’ World at the Birmingham NEC. I so look forward to my little trip every year. It was the first time I went on a saturday, I’d always avoided it because I thought it would be … Continue reading →