Sounds like we’re going to be having a lot of wild weather next week. I was hoping to pop to the plot to secure things down, but I’ve not managed to get down this weekend. It’s been a bit on the warm side these past few days, but there’s been lots of lovely golden light…
Coming away from the plot with a crate of vegetable goodies… there’s no other feeling like it. Success, excitement and happiness all rolled into one! I love growing my own 🙂
This year we’ve got 5 pumpkins to choose from! I feel very lucky 🙂 We bought our pumpkin plants from a local allotment open day. 50p each! What a bargain 🙂 I’m so chuffed with them and look forward to carving and finding delicious recipes. Pumpkin pie is on the cards… do you have any…
This weekend we tootled down to the plot to put in some spring cabbage and Kale… we got side tracked! 😀 It was actually a great and exciting couple of hours harvesting and checking out the produce that we’ve still got growing. We’ve never really had much luck with carrots. Last year we put them…
Last week I treated myself to some Ornamental Kale plants for my garden at home. It got me thinking about our front garden and turning it into a pretty little grow your own patch 🙂 Who’d have thought a little plant could be so inspiring 🙂
Phew, well it’s been a bit of a blustery morning. Dots of yellow leaves all over the pavements… I didn’t manage to get to the allotment this weekend but I did have a hour in the front garden, tidying the leaves (a never ending task – it looks as though I’ve not done a thing now!…
It’s been a while since I’ve been down on the plot. I’m not sure why, I suppose if I’m being honest with you, I’ve felt like I’d lost my mojo a little bit. It was so busy on the build up to the Allotment Open Day early this month, I just needed to rest. I did…
Berries and rose hips line the fences around the allotment. I went out on Sunday to collect some to decorate our home 🙂 I love that autumn feeling 🙂
I have to admit I’m still buzzing from this weekend’s Open Day at our allotment. It was such a great day 🙂 Blue skies, fluffy white clouds and the sun was shining down on us. Everyone was rallying round setting up in the morning, ready for show time at 1pm 😀 Tables full of delicious…
A new love of mine… this lovely vintage pink chrysanthemum. I’d like to grow these on the plot next year 🙂
Walking by the allotment, I’ve noticed the change in the colours, the autumn delights growing in the hedgerows… Raspberries, rose hips and luscious red berries. I can’t wait for autumn to be in full swing. It feels as though it’s turning a lot earlier this year. I can’t wait to go for walks, kicking the…
There’s nothing like a bit of bee watching when you’re supposed to be doing a million other things 😀 taking some time out 🙂
Ok I’m a day late so it’s a bit of a belated happy birthday 🙂 I can’t honestly believe it’s been a year since I did my first ever blog for Lottie Land Girl. I just wanted to thank you all for following my journey with Mr B & Jassy, for your lovely comments and…
It’s been a blustery wild week. The plot has had a good water but has been battered by big Bertha 😦
Happy Monday everyone 😀 I’ve had a great surprise this afternoon. Me and Jassy went to check on the lottie after Bertha tore through the UK this weekend, thankfully I’ve still got my remaining 4 out of 6 sunflowers… I picked up the latest copy of the Allotment & Leisure Gardener from under the shelter… My…
I’m in love… with globe artichokes! 🙂 Each time I’ve been down to the plot in the last couple of weeks, I’ve been distracted by the beautiful lilac colours of a flowering artichoke, on a neighbours plot. Standing tall, they look like giant thistles from a distance (they are from the thistle family), but up…
There’s still time to wish you all a Happy National Allotment Week 🙂 I’ve not spent much time on the plot but I have walked passed and admired the site, looking full of life with happy flowers and bumper crops 🙂 A happy place indeed! Hope you’ve all had a great week on your plots . What…
There’s nothing like seeing big bright red poppies 😀 I’ve mostly enjoyed the petals which have blown off on to the floor! To see them swaying in the breeze was a happy sight indeed 🙂 best of all… they were buzzing!The closer I got to the poppies, the more I could hear them humming. Alive with…
All this hot weather is doing wonders for lottie plot 21a 🙂 Water and sunshine just the trick… Just need a nice glass of wine now and do a spot of bee watching 😀 perfect!
This year has been fantastic for Strawbs 😀 We’ve got two beds packed full of them (you can never have too many!) We’re so surprised at how well they have done. In the past couple of years we’ve lost most of the crop to mould and some very hungry slugs! 😦 I think the hot, dry…
This morning I received a very exciting email… Diane from the National Allotment Society informed me that I have WON FIRST PRIZE in their allotment photography competition! I just couldn’t believe it 🙂 I’m completely over the moon and so happy I could burst. They said they will try and use the other images I…
I have to admit I’m slightly obsessed with bees. After reading a book by James Dearsley ‘From A to Bee’, following his first year as a beginner beekeeper, I’m constantly thinking about beekeeping and all things of a buzzy nature 😀So it was perfect timing last week… me and Mr.B had a drive out to Bud Garden…
Watering the plot was interesting tonight… I got Jassy to lie in her little lottie bed, while I was busy giving the veggies a drink. In the corner of my eye I spotted a rustling in the potato patch. A pair of little beady eyes were staring at me :O Poor Percy pigeon 😦 it looks…
Firstly I just want to apologise for the lack of blogging recently. Time seems to be whizzing by and I’ve been spending a lot of evenings on the allotment, watering, weeding and planting. I’ve been taking lots of pictures of our growing adventures and sharing them on my facebook page 😀 I’ve just not had…
They’re here, then they’re gone in the blink of an eye. I do love poppies. These heads are full of promises for next years beautiful flowers 😀
We’ll soon be picking big juicy strawberries from our plot. I’m going to put some straw down this weekend… to keep the slugs at bay and to protect them from rotting! You have to pick them quick 🙂 yum yum
I only learnt yesterday that this week is Foxglove Week (Wednesday 28 May – Wednesday 4 June). Armed with my camera, I’ve been out to our allotment to have a wander around the site, taking pictures of the striking towers of foxgloves 😀 So, I’m celebrating Foxglove Week with you… Here they are looking fabulous on…
We’ve had an action packed weekend this weekend. A visit to Barnfield allotments which is near Bramhall. They had a plant sale in the afternoon. The heavens opened and didn’t stop raining! Us allotmenteers are hardened to the elements and people could’t resist a bargin. It was great to see so many people turn out, hoods…
There are loads of chives in flower on the allotment at the moment. What a feast for the bees 😀 buzz buzz
The other week our new allotment neighbours gave us their surplus brassicas 😀 We’ve got some cauliflowers, broccoli and sprouts. Over the long weekend, armed with a trowel and some dolomite lime (we use this mixed in with the soil to prevent clubroot, which is rife on our site) we planted a mini brassica patch. This should…
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