Month: September 2009

I wish I could say I spent the whole of my weekend – in splendid weather – at the allotment. However, that would be too good, wouldn’t it? In fact, despite the fantastic weather I spent most if the two days indoor. The two hours I’ve been on the plot, though, have given much satisfaction.…

Talking to Neil at Bangors, who is amazingly motivated as an organic producer, has made me reflect on my own beliefs and motivation. So far, I have grown with organic methods, but not fussed too much about organic seeds. I have avoided any seeds which were treated with fungicide, and specifically bought organic seeds for…

Basking in the lush aboundance of produce in the end-of-summer season… Do you see how beautiful my three first-ever rapa bianca lodigiana specimen are? I have tried to grow that turnip for more than a year, and now it has come out (possibly because the weeds competed for attention of the slugs…) … and the…

I have been on holiday last week, but my allotment was never far away from my mind. We spent a few day in Bangors Organic B&B, where I learnt how to identify potato blight, and that the scab on my potatoes is innocuous. Also, I tasted for the first time nasturtium (despite having grown it…

Anyone knows what this white wiggly worm is? Good or bad? I am finding them all over the place at home: looked as if they were coming from the green bin and have been quickly invading the pots. The creature – less than 1 cm in lenght – is a very fast mover, seems to…