Right, first day this year when the weather seems to have been good enough to think about being out in the garden. The ground seems to have been so soggy this year that walking around will do the grass harm and there’s no point in digging the ground as it will be in clods and…… Continue reading Starting the Year
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Can a Waterbutt of water affect the temperature in a Polytunnel?
I’ve seen a number of discussions as to whether putting a waterbutt filled with water in the polytunnel would help to avoid frosts and (possibly) encourage earlier growth by raising the average temperature in the polytunnel. Whilst there was a general opinion that it would help, I had a feeling that any improvement would be…… Continue reading Can a Waterbutt of water affect the temperature in a Polytunnel?
Pruning Autumn Fruited Raspberries
Yesterday I went to the allotment to prune my Autumn Fruiting Raspberries. Raspberries are possibly one of the few reasons why I want to keep my allotment. This year we picked a total of 17kgs of fruit, about half of which are presently sat in the freezer, the rest having been eaten as they ripened.…… Continue reading Pruning Autumn Fruited Raspberries
Tomato Season Finished
Well, it’s all over. The last of our tomatoes picked and the plants consigned to the compost heap. Its been relatively productive, 32 different varieties (many of them new to us) and over 45kg of fruit (I say over because I didn’t weigh all of the harvest and towards the end of the season, I…… Continue reading Tomato Season Finished
Starting Website Again
We are starting up this website again, the intention is to build something almost identical to our old website but also adding new stuff. It will take a while so bear with us.