Top August Allotment Tips
Recently, I lost most of my redcurrant crop to a pesky pigeon or three. Admittedly there are other potential culprits too, including blackbirds and thrushes. I …
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Top February Allotment Tips
By the end of January winter finally tried to establish itself. Just as well really, as it will put a brake on those runaway daffodils and snowdrops! …
Top January Allotment Tips
The New Year brings with it new hopes and aspirations on our allotment and in life generally. Some things such as the weather are out of our control. Yet …
Top August Allotment Tips
One thing we all agree on is that every year is different on the allotment. The main reason for this is the one thing we can’t control of course and that is …
Top July Allotment Tips
They say you can always tell when someone is a gardener, when they start asking for rain during mid –summer! Apart from the occasional damp interlude, June …
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 …
February 1906
In February 2016 lets take a look back to see what advice was being given to gardeners back in February 1906. The tone was rather more dictatorial than likely …
February Top Allotment Tips
My allotment doesn’t know if it is coming or going! The weather is playing havoc with plant cycles. In January we had crazy temperatures of 15C, snow and oh …
August Allotment Tips 2015
The recent wetter weather has brought the allotment on a treat. There really is no substitute for rainwater and recently we have had plenty of it! The …
Salad Days with Suttons
Browsing through the Suttons archives I came across this little booklet, Salad Days with Suttons. Dating back to the early 1970s the booklet was produced when …