Simon's Allotment

You've probably heard of the problems gardeners and allotment holders have faced after using manure contaminated with aminopyralid. Thou...

Michael Pollan on swine flu, Monsanto, GMOs, "real sugar", school lunches in America, Michelle Obama's garden, corporate land ...

These are ready now just as there's a break in the peas which is good timing, though more by luck than judgement if I'm being honest...

These are cropping well now despite the ravages of slugs and blackfly. They wouldn't make the show bench so it's just as well that...

Like most people I used to grow a row of these and end up giving most of them away or feeding them to the cows. So now I just grow a few up ...

Why we go through all this nonsense:

Phacelia (not yet in flower) and nasturtiums. Nice for the bees and hover flies.

Still coming on strong:

I've been using saved seed for a few years now and these are starting to cross and revert so next year I'll have to dig deep and for...

The garden's still looking cute despite the weather: Kniphofia Sedum

Went looking for Sheffield Botanical Gardens this afternoon but got lost and couldn't find them. On the plus side I did get to drive thr...

I reckon I've sown and planted everything I'm going to for this year. Until I think of something else. In the meantime all I need to...

Pretty as a picture.

These have made a good size and I haven't lost many to the dreaded white rot this year. Not long now and they'll be ready for harves...

I'm steaming through these now. Cabbage - steaming - geddit? Oh please yourselves.

In the garden some things are going over whilst others are coming to the fore. Potentilla - I've forgotten the name again Clematis - a F...

So, Hampton Court - a symbol of our wonderful heritage of occupation, oppression and exploitation. And apparently the favourite palace of He...

Is that a word? Whatever. So much booty from the plot at the moment: new potatoes, cabbages (I've planted out some more today), peas, br...