Simon's Allotment

Sedum changing colour now Fuschia

Open day on our site today; the people who visited my plot made approving noises so I must be doing something right. August must be the most...

It might not be autumn yet but here they are anyway.

This has been going nuts this past couple of weeks, the plants are well over six feet tall and the cobs are coming along nicely. I reckon th...

This has germinated nicely now so going to the trouble of sowing it in rows rather than just broadcasting it seems to have paid off.

I sowed this for green manure where my manky garlic was. I've already dug half of it in and this patch is about ready for that now too.

Only a couple of these germinated this year because I used old seed. That ought to teach me but it probably wont. Still, they've made fi...

Carnations and sweet peas: Carnations and dahlias:

Cloudy cloudy cloudy. As in not sunny. We've had a little bit of rain, a bit more than taking the mickey but not by much. Still, I'm...

The trefoil with it's nitrogen fixing properties is benefiting the perennial broccoli which I planted amongst it. I'd like to say th...

You probably don't need me to tell you that comfrey makes a brilliant fertiliser; its deep roots bring up valuable trace elements and mi...

What I thought was an ornamental cherry tree I now know, thanks to the good folks at Allotments 4 All , is actually a cherry plum (Prunus n...

The phacelia which the bees have been loving so much was nearly over so it's in the compost bin now. In it's place I've sowed th...

I sowed the yam tubercles in the greenhouse back in April and planted them out at the beginning of June. I made a little bed for them by the...

Oh yes.

I also like to think how this shows how crops are healthier when growing between flowers. Although the beans might have done that well anywa...

I love this combination of evening primrose, verbena and flax going to seed. Totally accidental of course.

Couldn't go without posting another picture of this now could I?

My first patch of summer cabbages is doing very nicely and has been feeding me for a couple of weeks now. However this second lot, which we...