Simon's Allotment

So how was it for you? Wettest winter since the dawn of time etc etc. And so mild. I've been cropping purple sprouting broccoli for a fo...

Three species of butterfly seen on the plot this weekend with the warm weather - small tortoiseshell, peacock and comma. And plenty of queen...

Acillea F2 hybrid "Summer Pastels" (HP) - Sown in seed pot in greenhouse 22.3. Pricked out 12.4 to medium modules x20. Potted on 1...

'Tis the season - in danger of falling fruit, mystical fruitiness and all that. Plenty to eat from the plot as usual especially fruit ...

Many of the plants for bees and butterflies which were flowering in summer are still going strong: phacelia, nepeta, nicotiana, rose campion...

The thing I like most about August is that there's nothing much to do. No sowing or planting or staking, just a bit of weeding and dead ...

 Plot in August looking gorgeous even if I do say so myself.  Lush scabious has to be one of the best plants for bees and butterfli...

It's all very well having all these plants for pollinators but they also need places to live and breed. The top of my plot behind the...

Phew what a scorcher. It ain't half hot mum. Etc, etc. Plenty to eat from the plot as per - peas and French beans, cabbages and kale, to...