ragged radishes – an Otley allotment

2009 allotment plan

March 6, 2009 in Allotment, Propagation, Seeds | 5 comments

Not completely finalized, but this is my allotment planting plan for 2009. I’ve rotated the beds from last year so hopefully that should work in my favour. I’m also going to try making some willow branch wigwams soon to grow my peas and beans over. I’ve got a large willow tree looming over my plot and pinching all the light so I think some serious pruning is in order.

Plus I’ve starting some indoor sowing and after a beautiful day today, it finally feels like spring has really sprung. I can’t wait to get going!

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Dan Pearson’s ideas on what vegetables to sow

February 8, 2009 in Allotment, Seeds, Vegetables | Tags: Dan Pearson, Observer blog, reference, Seeds | 1 comment

Nice article by Dan Pearson in this week’s Observer magazine on what to grow on your allotment this year.

Dan Pearson - Got to pick a packet or two

I think I might take his advice on the french beans this time round as the dwarf variety I grew last year were buckling under their own weight midway through the season:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/08/gardens

Grow your own…

January 25, 2009 in Flickr, My Allotment | Tags: Lottie | 2 comments

…and I did! Ok, ok, it’s been months since I last posted, but I have a decent excuse and this is it – or her rather! Meet little Lottie, my 10 month old daughter who’s already been introduced to the joys of gardening. Hopefully she’ll be able to help me with the digging and planting (well maybe some light weeding at first). Anyway the plot’s been dug so roll on the 2009 growing season.

Big shallots

July 24, 2007 in Flickr, Harvesting, My Allotment, Vegetables | 5 comments

Another mini harvest tonight – this time of my red shallots that have got away from me slightly, though to be honest I wasn’t sure when to dig them up. I also took quite a few pictures of the other things that are growing in my garden…*obsessed*