March was an odd month. It snowed, twice. And I went from temping to a permanent job with everything getting a new job entails: job hunting, apply, interview, repeat. I’m generally quite a rational person, but interviews, like public speaking, are something that provoke a physical and mental reaction in me. The snow prevented me […]
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Grow something different in your container garden
Winter, particularly January, can be a difficult time for a gardener. It’s a month where you can’t really start sowing anything unless you have heated propagators, and still I have learned that sowing seeds early leads to overpopulated windowsills and leggy seedlings. What is exciting, however, is that you start to see the first signs […]
Nat’s Allotment Day 5 – 02.04.2017 Finally spring has arrived on the plot
The hyacinths are in full bloom and the scent has kept me company throughout my visit. We went to Quarry Bank Mill over the weekend and I couldn’t help but invest in some plants – these are medicinal and wildflowers, which bees love. I’m going to make it my priority to have plants that bees […]
Nat’s Allotment Day 4 – Seedling Update 25.03.2017
Some viewers on Youtube were keen to see how the seedlings were doing. If I am honest, I think I was a little early sowing seeds, so next year I shall delay by at least 2 or 3 weeks I think. The good thing is that this year I am keeping track of every single […]
Nat’s Allotment Day 3 – 19.03.2017 Trialling No-Dig
After seeing footage from the plot in July I decided I would try building a couple of raised beds and use the no-dig method. I had to do some research, and I took many pointers from Charles Dowding, who is one of its pioneers. I want to talk about this more in depth after I […]