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Back home!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by batmanhasanallotment

After a wonderful summer diversion in Sweden, Germany and Ethiopia, we’re now back in England. Just four hours after our flight touched down, we went down to the plot to see what had happened to all our little plants. Luckily we … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged beans, beetroot, courgette, cucumber, flowers, greenhouse, GYO, lotsofpictures, peas, redcurrants, squash | Leave a comment

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

Potato, King of Crops*

Posted on July 10, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

Hi. Hannah is away for 5 weeks, so this is written by me (Ian). I’ve never written a blog post, nor looked after an allotment on my own before so one of them is bound to go wrong. I hope it’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment | Tagged peas, potato, raspberry | 3 Comments

Solstice Fun (and work)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

As I’m getting ready for my long summer holidays, we’re spending lots of time at the allotment to get it up to scratch. Hopefully this means Ian won’t have to put too much work in on his own, while I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged building, kale, leeks, peas, potatoes, raspberries, redcurrants, sprouts, strawberries, tomato | 4 Comments

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

Spring has sprung!

Posted on March 16, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

Longer, sunnier days mean that our plot has really come to life. One of our first acts last autumn was to place few bulbs around the borders, and this has worked out brilliantly: Daffodils are now dotted around the plot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged building, flowers, GYO, lotsofpictures, march, peas, projects, rhubarb, spring | 2 Comments

February Plans

Posted on February 1, 2014 by batmanhasanallotment

With our shed successfully built, we’re now a little less dependent on dry weather for work on the plot. However, our big project for February, getting the soil ready for sowing and planting, greatly depends on the soil draining. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotment, Gardening | Tagged chili, leeks, onions, peas, planning, projects, salad, sowing, tomato, winter | Leave a comment