Simon's Allotment

The solstice has been and gone. The dynamic of the garden changes from the manic energy of spring to a slow and steady growth ~ nature has s...

 Shirley poppy  Mullein moth caterpillar  Magpie moth  Echium "Blue Bedder" Sleepy buff-tailed queen

Busy busy this last few weeks with the usual sowing and planting; I'm just about on top of things and the plot is all set out now, more ...

 Sweet William... ...attracting a rather ropey peacock.  Small white on Erysium "Bowles Mauve"  Phacelia ...

The cats round here are a pain in the arse, no sooner have I prepared an area for sowing or planting and they start using it as a toilet. I ...

All in flower this month on the allotment and in my garden:  Pulmonaria  Honesty  Forget-me-not Dandelion  Aj...

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...