little gems

I’m planning a mammoth session with this as my guide soon. I quite fancy trying my hand at making some fruit butter using quince and damsons; both i have growing at my lottie along with my plums.
* Great little book and worth every penny* - Not your glossy coffee table book but a practical step [...]

I’m amazed that my plums didn’t have any worms in them this year! I don’t know why as i haven’t treated them with anything ( which was my intention last year) they were full of the little blighters. I had planned to give them a winter wash but didn’t get around to it….

Also my toms are [...]

Most fertilisers will contain three elements essential for growth, NPK which stands for Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K). These elements help plants grow in different ways and an understanding of this will help you when choosing the correct fertiliser for a plant or for a stage in the development of [...]

I have just ordered some fruit and flowers for my plot…The fruit will arrive November onwards. So, plenty of time to get the beds ready..
The flowers?
I need to pull my finger out and get cracking clearing the area where they will live ( to the right of my shed) which looks like

The tree will be [...]

If you are a very busy person, as I am, or if you are sometimes lazy (like me) then it should be great news that not digging your soil can be more beneficial than digging it every year. But on the other hand if you are more like Monty Don who says “Digging a rich [...]