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Outdoor tomatoes are the most popular UK summer veg to grow. I know they’re a fruit but you get what I mean. They’re actually quite high effort and that’s why it’s surprising that so many first-time gardeners start off with growing them. There are easier things to try. But do they reward that effort? Some years, yes, others no. This also depends on where in the UK you are based. The biggest pie...

I wasn't sure whether to keep it entirely quiet but I'm so bursting with pride I couldn't keep it to myself. Managing an allotment, self employment and a house renovation has made me a busy person already. I'm now juggling another thing in my schedule. Let's see how it goes!

It's been a tough year weather wise. But still there are things to celebrate. What's been your highlight?

The weather has been so odd this year. Everywhere in the world seems to have the wrong amount of water. Floods or drought and not much in between. A cold and wet start to June meant the slugs were eating everything! So I'm starting a lot of stuff again. How have your allotments/gardens been coming along? What's done well and what's been a struggle?

It's been a few weeks since my last upload. Sorry about that. I've been doing some projects in my own garden, other people's and I've been running around like an enthusiastic lunatic. I hope you've managed to make the most of any good weather spells in this time.

This isn't yet a peas take. They aren't ready for harvesting obviously. I refuse to apologise for the pea puns - peas can I have some more? I alos planted out some Mashua that I started in the greenhouse at home as well as putting in an asparagus crown.

I don't think I can be bothered to do anything too useful today so I decided to go and have a look for somethings in other overgrown parts of the site.

Battling again with bad weather this week and I was short on time. However I did manage to get tot he plot and keep up the momentum. I made some hoops and used some fleece to protect the onions. For more information on eating mare's tail and the necessary warnings here are the details www.eatweeds.co.uk/field-horsetail-edible

I couldn't mae much progress on the allotment this week with the weather being so bad. It feels like it won't stop raining!

On this overgrown allotment site I managed to get some crops in the ground. I planted some seed potatoes. Desiree as a main crop, indeterminate potato and Jazzy - a second early determinate variety, I managed to get some globe artichokes too as well as some Jerusalem artichokes or sunchokes. I also put in some of the broad beans I had at home. This could all be a bit premature but who cares? Th...

Made a small bit of progress on the allotment this week and that's good enough. I want to get some things into the ground to make use of the growing season. I'm no0t coming swinging for no-dig but it definitely has limitations. It works if the soil is in good condition but other than that it's difficult to apply everywhere. what's more, you need enormous quantities of compost. It's a tool to ha...

I'm so excited to get my own allotment! I didn't think I'd ever get one but here we are. I know I'm not alone in wanting to grow more of my own food. Prices have been drastically increasing. But my main motivation has always been to have the produce that isn't available form shops and is seasonal. Enormous beef tomatoes, fresh, young runner beans and their flowers. Eating parts of the plants th...

This article has really kicked up a stink. Some were suggesting some nefarious agenda of the science but that seems highly unlikely. There are some useful takeaways from the journal article but the headline in the Telegraph (which is the only part many people read) is disingenuous. The only part in the article I found surprising was the suggestion that “recycled materials” should be used. I don...

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