17 August 2026
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I was quite excited earlier when a few heavy drops of water (what we were once familiar with as “rain”) started to fall from the sky. It was enough to have me rushing out to grab in the washing, which … Continue reading
2 August 2026
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We had a long journey yesterday, made much easier by stopping half way at RHS Bridgewater. It was a beautiful day for it. I particularly enjoyed these heleniums. I don’t think think I’ve managed to grow them successfully in the … Continue reading
24 July 2026
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Courgettes are part of the curcubit family and one of the group known as summer squash. Those fruit in the summer and the fruits are best picked and eaten young. There is another group called winter squash, normally picked later … Continue reading
23 July 2026
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I’m having a good year with a courgette variety called ‘Golden Griller’. I got the seeds last year but had a disappointing yield – about 200g from the allotment and another 130g or so from the ones I grew at … Continue reading
15 July 2026
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Here is the July garden: There are quite a few flowers out although, unsurprisingly given the run of hot, dry weather, the grass is starting to look quite brown.
28 June 2026
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Jane and I finished the full set of open gardens this afternoon, including #14 (which didn’t get into the programme) and revisiting a few that I got a preview of on Friday evening. There was a wide variety on offer, … Continue reading
25 June 2026
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Looking back on the blog, I see I was planting out Komatsuna in early April. I’d bought it on spec and had never tried it before. My notes so far are that it has done well in the polytunnel and … Continue reading
24 June 2026
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I was down at the allotment early this morning to do some watering and decided to harvest the two or three ripe raspberries I could see. As I leaned into that I discovered quite a few more that were ready … Continue reading
22 June 2026
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I popped up to the allotment early this morning to do some watering and thought I’d have a look at how my mooli were doing. Mooli, also known as daikon, is a long oriental radish that doesn’t have a lot … Continue reading
18 June 2026
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June’s garden is looking even fuller than May’s version… but look back another month to April to see just how much these two months mean for plant growth.