August – Oh my!

The first of August is here, and I’m in a strange state of limbo at the moment. The kids finished school and college way back on June 18th...

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Raised bed progress! I’ve straightened them up with a few lines of string and spread cardboard into the first two topped with hay.

#Raisedbedgardening #England #Allotment #Growyourownvegetables #Derbyshire

It’s been a week of tunnel prep (around the day job). #allotmentlife

Fence painted! #springjobs

A few days in Suffolk this week and wow, what a display of snowdrops at Thornham Walks! 🌱

Oh hey there #hyacinths, lovely to see you again! 😍

#SpringBlooms #perennial

Got to be done! I’m dreaming of sunny mornings and coffee outside!

A spot of bed prep this morning. I’m gradually making more and more of the plot no dig, but not quite enough organic material for the lot of it just yet!

As you can see in the background, the storms have hit hard 🤦🏼‍♀️

Lovely walk first thing around our local #Harwick ponds

I now have a new page on the blog dedicated to The Children's Guide to Vegetable Gardening. Here, you can find additional resources to supplement the guide for FREE!

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#GrowYourOwn
#VegetableGardening
#AllotmentUK
#DiggingTheEarth
#GrowYourOwnFood

Overwintering Veg’ - What to Grow and How to Care for Them

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The herb area has a lovely covering of hay mulch. Time to move on to the fruit bushes! #allotment #mulch #hay

Using #Gardening to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder (#SAD)

#SeasonalAffectiveDisorder

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Shot from the plot this week! #allotmentuk