Tag Archives: chard

Showdown.

Posted on October 19, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

It’s been an entire year on our plot (I know, I can’t believe it either) and almost a year with this blog. Ian and I have worked very hard, and are now enjoying the fruits (and vegetables) of our labour. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged beans, beetroot, chard, chili, cucumber, flowers, fruit, garlic, kale, leeks, onions, peas, potato, potatoes, psb, radishes, redcurrants, rhubarb, salad, spinach, sprouts, squash, strawberries, tomato | 4 Comments

Moving House.

Posted on May 11, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

This title doesn’t refer to us – Ian and I are still in the same flat as ever. However, half of our tomato seedlings are big and strong, so we decided to move them to the greenhouse on the allotment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged chard, greenhouse, may, radishes, rhubarb, seedlings, spinach, spring, strawberries | 2 Comments

Long Weekend

Posted on May 6, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

We thoroughly enjoyed our bank holiday, and spent large parts of it down at our plot. Apart from lots of general tidying and weeding, we sowed three rows of carrots (two plain, one purple) , two rows of swiss chard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Cooking | Tagged bbq, carrot, chard, fennel, fruit, potatoes, spinach, strawberries | Leave a comment

Busy Weekends!

Posted on April 24, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

With the lovely spring weather, we’re getting the plot ready for our many, many seedlings. Our flat is still overrun by tomato, cucumber, pepper and chili seedlings. We started out with some very popular varieties: Gardener’s Delight and Nectar cherry … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chard, chili, GYO, leeks, onions, psb, seedlings, tomato | Leave a comment

April Plans

Posted on April 11, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

April is a month of rapid change – after the spring equinox and the change to daylight saving time the plants benefit from longer days and Ian and I benefit from the long evenings. These allow us to tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged apple, chard, flowers, GYO, leeks, lotsofpictures, peas, potatoes, psb | Leave a comment

Seasonal Impulse Purchases

Posted on March 30, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

With the beautiful weather, this weekend saw a flurry of activity on our plot. Yesterday, we forked and raked one of the large beds that we dug over in October and sowed two rows of beetroot and parsnips. We also … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged apple, bbq, beetroot, chard, march, onions, peas, psb, radishes, salad, sowing, spring, sprouts | Leave a comment