Where did Mama F put my wellies? Where is my hand fork and transplanting trowel? Is it going to rain? I had to go find my wellies, having not worn them in a while. Not to mention the gardening trousers and grey Petal hoodie. No idea where my purple gauntlets were either.

Odd Butternut Squash and Other Updates. Also removed some of the old lower leaves. There is a baby butternut squash, at least I think it is. Seems an odd shape? Plus a.

To hot to garden, time to knit! This weekend was so hot! So the plot plans sort of went out the window. Dug out the spinach, put in new seed.

Thoughts, musings, seasonal progress, photos, poetry and pieces inspired by life on an English allotment. Where necessary names have been altered to protect the innocent. 15 responses to this post.

Where to Buy Unusual Vegetable Seeds. 2 days ago August 16, 2015. 6 days ago August 12, 2015. 1 week ago August 9, 2015. 2 weeks ago August 6, 2015.

Trying not to lose motivation, so after taking a week off, we spent a couple of hours down the allotment. A quick update, with photos! Still, scouring eBay. Every day looking for a shed, but no luck yet! Huge pile of soil! June 24, 2015.

Batman has an Allotment! Urban gardening and seasonal cooking. After harvesting a good 4.

A journey of self-sufficiency! A Weekend of Weeding! August 17, 2015. For the last five weeks I have been managing the allotment plots on my own whilst my partner, Sam, has been away. He arrived back in the UK last week and I have put him to good use this weekend at the allotment. We started by thoroughly removing all the weeds .

A little blog about allotment life. I will now be blogging from emily-bethan. Thank you for following my allotment journey on wellies and wheelbarrows. My greenhouse is full of flowers! And the best part about all of these flowers, is that when they have finished they will be replaced bu fruits.