Oh - I have ants in my plants. And yes, they do kill the plant. I have tried everything - what do you do? The worst are in my polytunnel and I garden on sand. They luurve it in there. Here they are underneath my toms. #ants #polytunnel #growyourown #theykillmytomatoes
The wildlife garden looks wonderful but we really do need some rain. #wildlifegarden #wildlife #forgetmenots #hamiltonlaneallotments
Late things always catch up and the weather is so good.
Flowers on the wildlife plot today - the bees were out making the most of them. Bergenia, marsh marigold,cerinthe purpurescens and daphne. #wildlifegarden #hamiltonlaneallotments #plantsforpollinators
The next newsletter for the Growing Veg course ready for the weekend. It is sunny so lots to do.🌱🌞😎🥦
#growyourown #hamiltonlaneallotments #allotmentlife #whattodothisweekend #sunshine
And so needed in this type of weather.
Yup! It's that time of year. Nthing better than a greenhouse full of seedlings.
So many bees on the Trachystemon orientalis (I think that is what it is called). The whole plant buzzed as you walked by.
#wildlifegarden #bees #plantsforpollinators #marchflowersforbees
Hooray. And the weather is great this week so it will be warm in there too.
Clouds of spider webs in the longer grass this morning.
#wildlife #spiders #webs #longgrass #wildlifegarden
As long as he keeps on walking! They tend to stop and devour small veg plants.
It will be great when it is done, though.
Way ahead of me! Only just sown mine.
This is why I mulch my soil with compost over winter. Picture 1 home made compost, picture 2 nothing with the soil dried out and capped.
#soilmulch #allotmentlife #hamiltonlaneallotments #soilbiome #norunoff #overwinterprotection
Oooh! I made a seed snail just because everyone else is on social media (FOMO!). It has peas in it and I might have made it a bit tall. 🌱🐌
#seedsnail #allotments #peas #FOMO #hamiltonlaneallotments #growyourown
On the allotment site we have a gardening book club. Our next read is Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. Sometimes the gardening links are very tenuous!
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#hamiltonlaneallotments #readingismysuperpower #gardenbookclub #booksky #bookclub
Veg growing for beginners on Hamilton Lane allotments week 3 - beetroot, peas, radish update, harvests and recipes. nodigjoy.substack.com/p/veg-growin... 🥦🥕🥔🌱
#allotmentlife #hamiltonlaneallotments #growingveg #howshallicookit
I have been quite impressed with the Salanova lettuce 'Hawking'. Planted in the greenhouse in October and still sitting there now without bolting which the Rouge Grenoble did. I might try them again next winter.🌱🥬🥗
#hamiltonlaneallotments #lettuce #notbolting #allotmentlife #salanova
Over the years of living in Devon I have visited and watched Dartington Trust slowly change and move away from its quirkiness to a boring and corporate place that I no longer visit. They now want to throw a tenant off the land he has forested for the last 30+ years
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I was so desperate to plant mine that I have put some in pots in the greenhouse. My fingers are just itching to get going!
This week's harvest plus peas, sweetcorn, blueberries and mixed berries in the freezer.
#iloveallotments #allotmentlife #allotmentharvest #hamiltonlaneallotments
Warmer days mean the butterflies are back. #hamiltonlaneallotments #wildlifegarden #peacockbutterfly
