A mass of potential! I really kinda love the point right before bloom. Think about it. The calm before the storm. Thank you for looking. Hope you enjoyed.

This is my first year planting veg (from seed and from starters) in an outdoors garden…I’ve been primarily an indoors tropical/succulent person, never gardening for food. So please help me out with a rather silly question: How do I know when my below-ground veggies are ready? I have radishes, fennel, carrots, bunched onions, and I’m [...]

Today I had plans for working on Lottie (no that’s not my girlfriend, it’s my allotment) but my body didn’t agree. So off went girlfriend to strim Lottie’s paths while I potted up some aubergines and sweet peppers for the greenhouses. And I sowed some butternut squash seeds. Most of this year’s cucurbits are doing [...]

As things warm up and start looking lively around here, I borrowed a digital camera and took pictures of some of the things that are doing well around here. First off, the first forget-me-not of spring: I have no idea why that picture came out with slightly odd colours, but it did. A couple of [...]

Since today weather is dreary where I am (Minnesota) but we had such a lovely April….I thought I’d share this photo from a week or so ago… New tulips in my flower bed this year! Btw, I haven’t posted often but I hope to change that! This community is wonderful, has great pictures and spirit [...]

When I was little I remember my grandfather always had a vegetable garden, and once when I was walking through it with him I noticed that he had several plastic jugs, like old vinegar and plastic quart sized milk jugs buried up to the neck every few feet apart in the garden. When I asked [...]

Good morning! I’ve been noticing holes in my lettuce lately, the holes are getting worse and this morning I saw little black dots in them – EGGS! I still can’t find what it could be, but since we have a ton of moths and I’m always finding catterpillars all over the place I’m just assuming [...]

A month or so ago, you all gave me great guidance on my mint patch. I have now cleared most of it – continually going back in and picking out more pieces of root as they start to sprout and become identifiable (you were not kidding about the runners – sheesh!) I went ahead and [...]

The potatoes one week ago after hilling The allotment has come a long away in a month! This is my first year of growing potatoes in the ground and they have gone wild. I put them in the ground a month ago (they’re Yukon Gold and this is day 28) in trenches with about 4 [...]

The last of the irises planted last year has finally bloomed. Live Music Wider shot of the bed where Live Music makes its home. The other two-tone is Gay Parasol. No clue on the name of the peach one. A neighbor gave it to me last year. Here Comes the Night is still putting on [...]