Top July Allotment Tips
On the allotment as ever, the weather has been the main talking point. June was generally rather dry, almost until the month end. This put some plants under …
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June Means New Potatoes
If May is the month of asparagus, then June must be dedicated to new potatoes. Loose-skinned and waxy they are very different to main crop varieties with their …
Top June Allotment Tips
Allotmenteers countrywide can breathe a collective sigh of relief as June arrives. The sometimes fraught task of planting out the half-hardy vegetables should …
Top May Allotment Tips
The month of May on the allotment brings a wonderful mix of planting out or charges, seed sowing, weeding and further ground preparation. The warm spell before …
Which Tomatoes are High in Lycopene?
Lycopene is believed to being one of the key factors behind the healthy Mediterranean diet. So which varieties of tomato have the highest lycopene content? …
Top April Allotment Tips
A sustained wet spell towards the end of March saturated the ground, meaning patience really did become a virtue. Happily things have improved since as spring …
Top March Allotment Tips
My first early seed potatoes “Foremost” are screaming at me to be planted now! The strong, stout purple shoots are bursting full of promise and vitality. …
Top February Allotment Tips
Finding time on a weekday in winter to visit the allotment can be problematic if you work full time. Happily, the days are noticeably lengthening now. Indeed …
Top January Allotment Tips
I harvested a flavoursome array of fresh vegetables from my allotment for Christmas Dinner; sprouts, parsnips, savoy cabbage, Jerusalem Artichokes and even …
November Allotment Top Tips
It isn’t just summer crops that have benefitted; some of my Cabbage F1 “Hispi” are maturing now from a late July sowing. I’m growing this as …