Tag Archives: ground prep

Allotment – Rose Avenue

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Jo

This is my original plot at Rose Avenue 7m x 5m to give an overall 35 square metres. The crudely drawn white lines (I have MS Paint and am not afraid to use it) show the boundaries. The black compost … Continue reading →

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Back garden clean-up – update!

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Jo

Quite a bit more achieved on the great back garden clean-up! I finally got around to squeezing myself between the Pyracantha and the fire-escape and cleaned up the areas underneath the fire-escape.  I now remember the concrete there is actually a … Continue reading →

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Potato planting

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Jo

Today dawned bright and sunny and I have been racing around since 7am.  Some much needed admin paperwork has been done, I’ve viewed a new plot at the allotment site (more in another post), I visited the Transition Town Tooting … Continue reading →

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Back garden – post winter clear up day 5

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Jo

As ever I have massively underestimated the time it takes to do things when you have a tiny garden and no room to swing the proverbial cat.  I’ve spent most of the last few days shuffling pots, garden furniture and … Continue reading →

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Back garden – day 2 post winter clear up

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jo

Busy day which has had to end a little early as I need to jump in the shower and then head out to meet friends for a coffee before going to a gig. The Pyrantha is mostly pruned (though I … Continue reading →

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