The pear tree I planted a month ago that looked rather dead has sprung back to life. In […]
gardening
I dislike weed matting and here’s why. The following photo is one I took at my allotment on […]
I never thought I’d be excited about a compost bin but I am. He arrived today and he […]
I’ve been struggling with the slugs at the allotment this year. Most of the seedlings I’ve planted have […]
The local school was selling fruit trees for fund-raising and I bought a pear tree. They were meant […]
Climate Café no.5 was on in Aberdeen last night. If you live in Aberdeen I highly recommend this […]
I went to the allotment yesterday after an absence of almost a month due to treacherous ice on […]
It has been a while since I’ve posted a pic of the view from the cycle path but […]
This week I was offered a larger plot at the allotments: a half size plot. Mine is a […]
Recently I spotted what had to be an alien’s eggs incubating in our backyard. So naturally, I decided […]
In keeping with my earlier proclamation about not giving a rat’s arse about what anyone else thinks, behold […]
I’m not that into cooking however I like eating and I know I need to eat more fresh […]
I was horrified last week when one of the other plotters at the allotments told me the growing […]
I’ve been waiting for my rocket to produce seeds for months and months and months and finally some […]
I went to the allotment today to assemble a small cage I purchased to keep the pigeons off […]
I spent several hours at the allotment this morning. Our plot still needs a lot of work but […]
I was planning to be all smug in this post and write about how vegans can make their own […]
It’s frustrating to watch seeds germinate and then grow only to see them eaten by slugs a week later. […]
It’s a lovely drizzly day today. I cycled to Newton Dee thinking I’d have the bike path all […]
About a year ago I applied for an allotment and just this week got the call to say […]
