July is almost over and I am very happy with my results so far.  I have had a few broccoli, lots of kale, some lettuce and onions and now 1.5lb of plump blackcurrants. Summer is tough this year...

This week has seen some success with my onions starting to be ready.  Some failures with my beans and most other peoples having been caught in a particularly nasty frost the last Saturday in May....

Well after a very prolonged and cold winter summer has finally arrived.  Even now though the wind has a sharp edge to it. I have been spending some time most days on my plot either planting...

It has been a while since I last posted to Journal.  I was banned from the allotment from the end of November for a month due to an op.  This turned into not being able to go back until...

It’s so cold.  I didn’t want to go out today, but work over I decided to brave the chill.  Those that succeeded last year were the ones who did little and often so I made the effort as I might...

Yay the first signs that winter is receding and spring is here.  The evenings and mornings are drawing out (finally) and this weekend saw sun, you know that ball in the sky that is so absent most...