After a year of tardiness in updating our allotment blog, I have resolved to do better this year! No more putting it off and conveniently forgetting about our allotment diary – instead I will be maki… more →
The Oxfordshire Copywriters' Allotmentwrote 2 weeks ago: Companion planting is a method of planting different plants together so one plant can improve the gr … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Muddy carrots I dug up some carrots to take to the local farm store Kromsta Lanthandel. This carrot … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Well I’m now the official owner of plot 21a and what a sight to start with! The plot is suppos … more →
wrote 11 months ago: I’m not really fond of flatpacked furniture. My idea of a day from hell is to be locked in a room w … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Enjoy this printable chart on using essential oils as a natural insect repellent in your garden. ~ T … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sorry to say that the link to the Frugal Fly Fisher Forum is now dead. (Posted in Some carefully se … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Another job on the show veg front is almost complete. The pipes are in the raised bed and ready to b … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve never really had much luck with carrots. The first year I planted them in the roots bed, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Carrots are one of the backbone crops of any subsistence homestead. They are full of vitamins, grow … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’m pretty sure autumn arrived earlier this year, but now it’s official I have to say it … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Early potatoes were coming up nice and clean, with no slug damage . I always sprinkle some slug pel … more →
wrote 2 years ago: If I have a most hated vegetable to grow, it has to be the carrot. Every year I ask myself why I am … more →
wrote 2 years ago: After a year of tardiness in updating our allotment blog, I have resolved to do better this year! N … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Companion Planting is when you plant plants together so that they repel pests or diseases. The most … more →
wrote 2 years ago: We grew our own vegetables when I was growing up but I hated having to work in the garden. It alway … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The ideas I had about growing our own fruit and veg didn’t quite ripen the way I’d plann … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Sprouting carrot seeds It’s Friday afternoon here in Chipping Norton, and I’ve just made a BIG disco … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Yesterday was a bit of a blank … took the children to play at a friend’s house, and that … more →
wrote 3 years ago: The taste of a freshly pulled organic carrot simply can’t be beaten by anything you get at the … more →