Category Archives: diary

summer – where did it go?

Posted on July 29, 2019 by smallPaws

Where did summer go?  We started gloriously, with a modest harvest of garlic in June… Followed by good crops of calvero nero (black Italian kale), beans, courgette, onions, and an almost impossible steady supply of delicious sweet blackberries. We’ve also … Continue reading →

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showers & seed beds

Posted on April 25, 2019 by smallPaws

Went up this morning, despite some light drizzle.  There were tomato to plant in (two cherry red tomato and one yellow tomato), as well as the beans (starter plants purchased at Homebase).  Overcast and rainy is just about perfect for … Continue reading →

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hits & misses

Posted on April 14, 2019 by smallPaws

Sunday morning – intermittent sun but pretty chilly if the breeze blows.  Lots of new growth on the raspberries – looking lush!  Strawberries all coming to life and coming into flower.  And signs of seedlings in the basket bed of … Continue reading →

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progress report

Posted on April 7, 2019 by smallPaws

We were up and at the plot before 9 in the morning.  Two more wheelbarrows of mulch for the top level.  The pile of wood chip was still steaming and hot – it’s scary.  It might actually be a fire … Continue reading →

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..thinking of stawberries & salad….

Posted on April 6, 2019 by smallPaws

Doesn’t it just blow your mind that all the fruit you eat – including tomatoes & aubergines & pumpkins & onions & cherries and everything in between…  it all starts with a flower.  A simple little flower.  That turns into the … Continue reading →

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mulch-tastic

Posted on April 6, 2019 by smallPaws

There was a pile of steaming mulch at the entrance – so we did what is the custom, and helped ourselves. What a difference a little mulch can make! Especially the bottom path near the verbena – much safer now … Continue reading →

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harvests… late September 2018

Posted on September 28, 2018 by smallPaws

We continued to harvest salad greens and beans into late September.  Lovely!

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blazing July – Hot and Dry

Posted on July 28, 2018 by smallPaws

July 2018 has been hot – no rain to speak of and temperatures in high 20s and early 30s every single day.  Scorching.  Blazing hot.  Wow. We’ve had some good evenings at the allotment – just spot checking on the … Continue reading →

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a day for Dianthus

Posted on July 7, 2018 by smallPaws

Saturday 7 July.  Scorching.  Over 30 degrees in London.  High 20s in the shade.   Whewf! There’s a few puffy white clouds in the sky, story-book styled, but for the most it’s relentless, pounding, pure shining sun.  So up to … Continue reading →

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June round-up

Posted on July 1, 2018 by smallPaws

June 2018 – where did it go?  We were so busy in June that I write this retrospectively, from the vantage of the end of the first week of July.  Much was accomplished… The large compost bin on the top … Continue reading →

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