Sunday Social
I arrived to the allotment with no plans and no intention of planning anything. Sunday is always the day when allotment stores are usually open. Not a wide range other than the basics of compost, manure, seed labels and growing trays. And when the stores…
First Days on the New Allotment
The first two days on my new allotment garden.
Balsam Attack
First visit to the new allotment and the task today is to tackle the Himalayan Balsam. I arrive with a full flask of tea, tools and gloves. It starts off a grey, overcast day, which was welcomed after the weeks of endless hot sunshine. The area were the…
New Allotment First-Look
Tuesday 10:25am and the phone rings. “We have half an allotment available if you are interested.” By noon I was standing at the allotment gates and met up with the site secretary. I was shown the half plot and the situation was explained that…
Saying Goodbye to the Allotment Garden in London
The final visit to the allotment garden but I can’t find what I’ve come to collect.
A Year on an Allotment Garden (2013)
Look back over a typical year on my London allotment at Trewsbury Road Allotments in Sydenham.