Picture Of The Week ~ Potty About Pots

There’s something I just love about terracotta pots.  I’m creating a little herb patch in the garden and I think they will look fab in pots! 😀

Recipe : Rhubarb Crumble

I just wanted to share with you a rhubarb recipe that Mr.B has made me on many occasions (he’s quite the Delia!).  It’s really easy to make and so tasty 😀 We’ve got tons of rhubarb on the allotment at the mo… we’ll be making crumbles by the bucket load 🙂 Ingredients: •5 medium sticks of…

Picture Of The Week ~ Evening Light

The longer evenings are back with us… I love to spend time in the sun, pottering on our plot 😀

Picture Of The Week ~ Seedling Inspiration

I really need to get a wriggle on with my seeds! Inspiration from the beautiful greenhouse at the top garden in Quarry Bank Mill 😀

Picture Of The Week ~ The Perfect Bed

Now if I was a ladybird, this would be my house too 😀

Tulip Surprise

Our friend Hazel was giving her plot a tidy up recently, she had a nice white tub she wondered if we wanted… Well yes, that would be lovely – Thanks Haze 🙂 I’m going to plant wild flowers in there… but first I’m waiting for some little tulips to pop open and look pretty 😀…

A Gift of Peas & Beans

During shed duty this weekend I was given some delicious peas and beans from my friend David 🙂 We have got : Golden Mange Toute Champion of England Peas Field Beans French Beans This should keep us going for years to come, I can save some peas & beans back each year.  Ready, steady, SOW!…

Weed Wars

I can’t believe how fast this month is whizzing by.  I’ve still got to start my seeds off, I’m hoping to get this done in the evenings after work this week 🙂 (I’ve been a bit on the poorly side since the weekend and haven’t had much energy!) I’ve been thinking about the work we’ve…

Picture Of The Week ~ Allotment In A Different Light

Cold, damp and foggy this morning on the allotment. Spoookky fog 😀

Picture Of The Week ~ Head Gardener Time

I’m doing it.  This weekend.  My head gardener hat will be on and my battle with the weeds will commence! 😀 BRING IT ONNNN!!

The Last Day Of February

I spent some time on the allotment last Friday after work.  Armed with my trusty camera, I went to take some pictures around the site.  I’m still building up my portfolio for the ‘Hazel Grove Allotment Calendar’ 🙂 It was great to be out for an hour, now the evenings are staying a bit lighter 😀 With…

Lottie Plot 21a in February

Here’s a look back at what’s been happening on our plot and around our allotment in February 😀

Vandals On The Allotment

I don’t really want to post something as negative as this, but I wanted to share with you how upset I felt the other day.  Me and little Jassy were on our usual afternoon walk and we passed by the allotment.  I popped my head over the fence and had a chat with a couple…

Picture Of The Week ~ Crumble In The Making

The rhubarb is loving the manure! Grow my tasties 😀

Spring Welly Makeover

I’ve just spent a quick 10 minutes in our little front garden, to give our wellies a spring makeover 😀 Bright and bold colours – Lovely! Have a happy weekend everyone 😀 Lottie Land Girl Kaz xx

Picture Of The Week ~ Sunshine After The Rain

Getting soaking wet on mine and Jassy’s walk today was worth it – when you see something happy and colourful like this 😀

Picture Of The Week ~ Wishing For Snow

I’ve had my camera charged up this week because the weather man keeps telling us it’s going to snow… I’m itching to take some pictures of the lottie, all cosy under a white blanket 😀

Manure Monsters

After being out for a short time in the cold today, it made me think of the great time I had on Sunday morning… With my flask full of tea and my trusty fork in my hand, I made my way over to the allotment to get 6 wheelbarrow loads manure for our plot.  It was such…

Picture Of The Week ~ An Old Treasure

A book Mr.B’s grandad gave me a few years ago.  A real treasure 🙂

Some Very Exciting News!

I’ve got some exciting news to share with you 🙂 Lottie Land Girl Kaz xx

Time To Muck In!

It’s going to be a smelly, calorie burning, hard grafting day on Sunday 😀 (weather permitting…) I’ll be popping to the lottie to get a few barrows full of this lovely manure! 🙂    Phew… time to get the muscles ready 🙂 Lottie Land Girl Kaz xx  

Picture Of The Week ~ Hints of Spring

There’s been a feeling of Spring in the air in the last couple of days… exciting 🙂

Life On The Plot In January

I’ve been itching to get to the allotment this month.  The weather hasn’t been very helpful and I’ve been feeling a bit on the rough side with a very annoying cough.  It’s thankfully clearing up now and I hope to get on the lottie this weekend even if it’s for a couple of hours. Thursday…

Picture Of The Week ~ Pest Control

I spotted our four legged fluffy friend on wiggling his way in the allotment fence today… This is him last year on pest control watch! (squeak, squeak!)  

Blue Skies

It’s been a lovely day, some much needed happy sunshine 🙂 Me and Jassy tootled past the allotment on our walk today.  We were lovely and toasty with the sun keeping us warm.  I could see people pottering on their plots… I’m itching to get on there, I might go this weekend if the weather…

Picture Of The Week ~ Luscious Leeks

We’ve got leeks on our plot still 🙂 Hoping to make some soup soon!

Plotting and Planning for 2014

A Happy New Year to you all.  We had a quite one, which gave me time to plot and plan what’s going to be happening down on lottie plot 21a in 2014 🙂 I nearly passed out when I’d finished! Phew looks like we’re going to have a mightly busy year.  I had to make…

A quick look back at 2013 on the lottie

Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner

It’s what having our little lottie plot is all about.  From day one we said we want to grow veg that you would find on our Christmas dinner plate.  I have to say this year was even more successful than I’d hoped 🙂  Last year we had sprouts and a cabbage, but this year… We weren’t…

Picture Of The Week ~ Christmas Harvest

We had lots to take home for our dinner on Christmas Day 🙂