16 March 2018
As the weather goes from cold to mild to cold again, one thing is constant, soil. Undisturbed, compost-mulched ground helps plants to mai...
27 February 2018
Cold conditions in Europe mean a slow start to spring: it's -7C/19F with windchill, as I write this. On the other hand there is more time...
25 February 2018
The Birmingham allotment of Susan and Kevin Butlin.During the winter of 2016/17 they cut down the weeds, dug out the roots of brambles th...
14 February 2018
Early sowings... it's still early! The beauty of spring is that there is always more light ahead, and usually more warmth (!), so later s...
21 January 2018
It’s midwinter, so we can look forward to spring!! Including to sow seeds, just not yet except for undercover sowings of broad beans and ...
15 December 2017
This is the last update for five weeks, as we head into a quiet time for gardening, unless you are making a new garden or clearing ground...
30 November 2017
There is just some kale and mustard leaves to harvest on the beds comparing growth between dig and no dig. Total harvests in 2017 are 103...
14 November 2017
Will it be a cold winter? Too early to say but the vegetables are telling us that winter has arrived.Brussels Doric waiting for first pic...
30 October 2017
There are many lovely harvests to make in November, and much to learn from how things have grown this year. The main sowing is broad bean...