Welcome to the final instalment for this year in my photographic diary series. Since late Spring, I've been keeping a grow-your-own photographic diary of my allotment, and it's been such a brilliant project. It's allowed me to follow my plants' progress really easily, and given me a reference point for next year's planning. It's also been hugely rewarding seeing the growing journey from tiny seedling right through to harvest. To help my ...
4. A Grow-Your-Own Photographic Diary with Baby Bio Outdoor
Harvest time is in full swing :) This is the fourth update in my photographic diary series. For the whole growing season this year I'm keeping a grow-your-own photographic diary of my allotment. It's a way of following my plants' progress, and creating a reference for when I'm planning next year's crops. To help my plants thrive and produce bigger crops, I'm using Baby Bio® Outdoor Fruit & Vegetables. Baby Bio® Outdoor Fruit & ...
3. A Grow-Your-Own Photographic Diary with Baby Bio Outdoor
Welcome to the third post in my photographic diary series. I'm keeping a grow-your-own photographic diary of my allotment this Summer, using Baby Bio® Outdoor Fruit & Vegetables to help my plants thrive and produce bigger crops. Why keep a photographic diary of your plants? Well for starters, it's been so interesting seeing just how fast my plants have grown; when you're not documenting the growing season in any way, it's really easy to ...
2. A grow-your-own photographic diary with Baby Bio Outdoor
If you've been reading the blog lately, you'll know that I'm keeping a grow-your-own photographic diary of my allotment this Summer. It's something I've wanted to do for a while now; as well as being a fun way to follow my plants' progress, it will really help me remember and build on the successes for next year. As part of my allotment growing this year I'm using Baby Bio® Outdoor Fruit & Vegetables, to help my plants thrive and produce ...
Talking family gardening with Shedstore
Last week I had a lovely time chatting with Shedstore about family gardening. My interview was for the 'Garden Life' section of the Shedstore website, which shares articles from throughout the gardening community. Here's what we covered. When did you first form an interest in gardening? When I was about 7 years old; my dad gave me my own little patch at his allotment and I was hooked. I remember loving how hands-on it was, and finding the ...
Review & Giveaway: Greenhouse Sensation plant watering kits
Welcome to a new giveaway, courtesy of Greenhouse Sensations. I'm giving away a brilliant Quadgrow Planter worth £42.90, which is perfect for taking the hassle out of plant watering. If you grow plants in a greenhouse of any size, you'll be familiar with the task of regular watering. I've had a greenhouse on my allotment for a couple of years now, and I've learned the hard way that it only takes a day or two to create drought conditions in ...
1. A grow-your-own photographic diary with Baby Bio Outdoor
Do you grow any fruit and vegetables? If the answer is 'yes' and you're anything like me, you've probably had varying levels of success with some crops, either because of weather conditions, pests, or just not knowing what you were doing! I've had my allotment for a few years now, and like any new venture it's been a real learning curve. I think the biggest lesson I've learned is that you can't just put a plant into the ground, and expect it ...
Savings on grow your own with grow2eat.com
If you grow your own fruit and vegetables you’ll already be saving lots of money compared to buying the same crops from a shop - as well as enjoying much fresher, tastier produce. I’ve recently discovered you can also find lots of savings and special offers on grow your own at grow2eat.com. Whether you’re a member of an allotment association or gardening club, or just an individual who loves to grow their own food, you can join the grow2eat ...
An unruly Summer allotment
It's been a while since I shared any pictures of our allotment. This hasn't been deliberate, I just haven't got myself organised! I feel like I've been behind the whole way with the allotment this year. Last year I had the plot rotavated in early Spring, which meant I was good to go with the planting nice and early. This year however there's a greenhouse slap bang in the middle of the plot, a few raised beds and some permanent fruit canes, ...
The oldest allotments in Britain
I bet the word ‘allotment’ conjures up an image in your mind something like this: a small-ish site, plots laid out in rectangles, each one completely visible, lots of sheds, greenhouses and compost bins. St Anns Allotments are nothing like this. St Anns allotments are the oldest detached town gardens in Britain, possibly the world; it’s history goes back over 600 years. The Grade 2 listed site is huge - 75 acres with 700 ...