Hello and Welcome to a blog about allotment fruit and vegetable growing, sustainable GYO, and more.
I’m an organic gardener based in North Manchester, and I grow a wide range of fruit and vegetables, as well as a fair few flowers, on Plot #59 at Langley Allotments, Prestwich. I’m also one of the custodians of the Plot #79 orchard: see OrchardNotes.com for more about my interest in orchard growing and top fruit care and management.
Latest Blog Posts and Updates
- Still Here, Still GrowingAs you’ve no doubt already worked out, Notes From The Allotment is currently dormant…
- Greenhouse Update, early June 2020We’ve been so busy in the greenhouse for the past few weeks that it’s almost reaching maximum capacity…
- Another Round of Hot CompostingHaving decided it was past time to re-load the SoilFixer Super Composter that’s exactly what I did earlier this week…
- Water-Rooted Mint CuttingsStarting new mint plants off in water is a really quick and easy way to multiply your stock.
- Seed Sowing Now in Full SwingMay is the month when it really gets busy in the greenhouse as the warmth-loving seeds are finally sown.
- Greenhouse Update, late April 2020It’s getting busy in the greenhouse as the seedling production line speeds up for spring.
- How To: Prick Out SeedlingsHopefully this handy how-to guide will help anyone who’s wondering how to go about pricking out their new seedlings.
- Plot #59 Update, 07.04.20Today I cycled down to the plot for my hour outside. The sun was shining, the lightest of breezes was blowing, and if circumstances had been different then I would have stayed all day.
- Plot #59 Update, 04.04.20Jo and I invested our State Authorised Exercise Hour in a work session down on the plot today.
- 2019/20 Green Manure Trial – Winter UpdateMixed results so far from the two green manure cover crop tests that I set up back in September 2019.
- Soft Fruit Re-Vamp, phase twoOne job I definitely wanted to get done this winter was to finish the reorganisation of the soft-fruit section of plot #59.
- Bring on the SummerThe winter months are no time to be tramping back and forth across your soil, but it’s an ideal time for catching up on your maintenance jobs…
Latest Comments and Discussion
I made my self a hessian tea bag I used 5kg of comfrey to 25 litres of water I’m on…
Hi Darren : I’ve planted leeks last year and got pretty good results . But this year I’m doing something…
Make sure you use a food grade bucket, as this is going on your veg!
I would guess cutworms. We live in rural BC and have been battling them the last couple of years. They…
Hi Justine – Don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of things! Keep reading around the subject, try a few things,…
I just started my first raised bed garden and am clueless! I bought some leek seedlings from a nursery. They…
Hi June – I tend to use around 10-15cm of soil/compost – leek roots are fairly shallow, but you need…
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Hi Vic – Ah yes, that’s a very traditional method, tried and tested. We call it ‘dibbing’ over here in…