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Another new allotment plot????
I've got another allotment plot! How did that happen????Here's the new plot in the foreground, with a corner of my now slightly less new plot in the top left. The latest edition is about half the size....
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Frost is your friend
Ever put tender plants out too soon in Spring? Guess you won't agree with the title of this post if you've had to watch them wither from an unexpected late freeze. But believe me, frost can be your...
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Gold plated willow wands
Wandering around the garden centre yesterday, noted the latest must-have thing is a pot of willow wands. Tastefully scattered everywhere. Varying heights, the one above being the smallest. Think the...
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Gold plated tomato seeds
Every season I start with good intentions to save my own seeds and beans. Getting much better at it. But an abortive attempt to buy new supplies of tomato seeds has give me new resolve. £2.99 for a...
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And they're off!
Here are the tomato seeds after a couple of weeks on the magic study windowsill. Last year started them in February, which was wayyyyyyyyyy too early. Ended up leggy since not enough light indoors and...
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It's crunch time...
First of the salad vegetables planted out. Arctic lettuce, grown from seed on the magic study windowsill. As usual, sown far too many. Good to get something fresh and green on the plot.Even better to...
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Cape Gooseberry
Hurrah! Almost given up on the cape gooseberry seeds planted a couple of weeks ago. A stray weed seedling that popped up within a couple of days fooled me into believing that was it, and the rest of...
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The best annual flower to grow from seed?
No question for me... cosmos. Here's my first batch for 2015. Four days from sowing to showing. Must be the fastest germinating seeds around.Varieties from two to four feet. Big choice of colours....
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Chives
Is there anything as easy to grow as chives? Doubt it. Grow from seed, even better if you can get a few bulbs from a friend. Within a season you'll be splitting the bulbs, making yourself a bigger...
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In praise of stillness
Had a go sitting in the middle of your allotment (garden, park, countryside...) to just listen and see? Try it. Not only therapeutic, it will surprise you.HealingLife is just too too busy. Rushing to...
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Review : Grow2eat.com
This free annual magazine, available by registering online at Grow2eat.com, supports a web site whose aim is to grow a community of enthusiastic gardeners and allotment holders. There's also a Facebook...
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St Ives Flower & Produce Show 2015
Getting to the exciting stage!Posters all around town. Programmes available to pick up at West End Stores, St Ives Town Council offices, the Corn Exchange, St Ives Library and the Farm Club. Big banner...
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Zen and the art of weeding
Few things are more satisfying than doing a bit of weeding. Why? Because it achieves on all the important levels. So it...Makes you slow downCompels you to take noticeReturns a sense of...
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St Ives Flower & Produce Show 2015
The summary, exhibitor results and photos of this year's show are now available, learn more >
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Vegetables to plant in October
October is a forward-looking month. Time to plan for spring. So here's a list of vegetables to plant now.GarlicGarlic cloves are best planted in Autumn. They benefit from a good dose of frost. Don't...
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Social history website
So damp over the last few weeks, there's been little chance to do anything on the allotment. So what's been occupying me?I've been building a social history website all about St Ives. It's such a...
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Grow your own superfoods
Superfoods is the latest food industry health buzzword to persuade us to buy their products. There is lots of evidence they really do you good. To read independent advice on their benefits from the NHS...
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Bee friendly
It's hard to understate the importance of bees. Don't just think honey. We rely on bees and other insects to pollinate most of our fruit and vegetables. Sadly, our bee population is under threat from...
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19 amazing allotment blogs
Thank you Waltons, for including Allotment Heaven as one of their 19 amazing allotment blogs. To read the full list of entries, click here.
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Do you dig it?
Allotment looking a bit sorry for itself? Covered in weeds and looking beyond hope? This past year has been a bit of a disaster for me too. Family commitments left little time to do anything on the...
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Please vote!
Waltons are running their annual competition for the best allotment blog of 2017. They've chosen some entertaining and interesting blog sites in their list of fourteen. Honoured to have Allotment...
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Cemetery Road Allotments, Birkby, Huddersfield
It's quite shocking to find allotment holders still having to battle to save their precious patches. But it's happening again in Huddersfield. A new school is planned for September 2018. To satisfy...
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Start the outdoor experience from your kitchen
The sun is shining. Got some spare time for the allotment or back garden? Eager to get out amongst some greenery and feel good? Why not start that feeling while you’re having breakfast, right in the...
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National Allotment Week 2018
National Allotment Week is running until Sunday 19 August. Here's a chance to win an Earth Cycle bag of compost.
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