I’m starting another growing trial, this time assessing the performance of four types of green manure crop…
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This year I’m trialling the new SylvaGrow Peat-Free Planter from Melcourt, alongside a ‘bog-standard’ tomato growbag. Here’s a quick update…
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Spuds Out, Leeks In
Honestly, I don’t know what it is about leeks, but I seem to have a mental blank when it comes to remembering to get them in the ground in good time…
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To De-Scape or Not to De-Scape?
I’ve given up on growing garlic (for the time being at least) due to a few years’ poor results, but I am still growing elephant garlic…
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A Good Shallot Harvest This Year
I’ve been growing and saving a few ‘Hative de Niort’ and ‘Jermor’ for propagation every year for the past few, and this year we’ve had a bumper harvest…
Here’s a quick update on the Super Composter trial that I’m participating in for the folks at SoilFixer this year.
This year I’m trialling the new SylvaGrow Peat-Free Planter from Melcourt, one of which I was very kindly sent for the purpose.
Last weekend I set the planter up in the allotment greenhouse, alongside a control / comparison in the form of a bog-standard growbag…
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Man vs. Bindweed
It’s that time of year when, unfortunately, our plot neighbour’s bindweed patch really hits its stride. Here’s my latest attempt to combat the pernicious perennial, or the start of one at least…
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Meet the Plot #59 Composter Squad
Over the past few years we’ve salvaged from skips, scrounged, been given, or even bought (just the one, as it happens) a handy selection of plastic compost bins. Here’s the current line-up:
We’ve had a soggy old start to the month, but never mind. The ground could do with a soaking, and there’s drier weather ahead, according to the forecast.
Here’s our general action plan for May, once the weather sorts itself out a bit…