Potatoes!

Finally after nearly a month the potatoes are doing something!!! They're not dead after all!

First ‘real’ bed

So up to now we've been digging over and working with the 4 beds that we could still see outlined on the plot. But today we've finally finished the first bed that we've dug from scratch. After many hours of digging and weeding - I've got a but of a love hate relationship with grass. …

Gooseberry Mildew & 1st Harvest

I'm taking the positive from the situation.  I've been watching the gooseberries develop since we took on the plot but seemingly out of nowhere it turns out they've got quite a bad case of mildew!  I've started cutting out the affected areas and we're burning them to try to stop it spreading (also inaugurating the …

Beans

Our first vegetable plants are in! I've got a bit of experience growing beans on balconies so these were definitely one for the allotment. In my seed buying frenzy I went for climbing French and borlotti beans and dwarf kidney beans.  The latter two because I've not tried drying beans before so I'll get to …