A gardening calendar is published on my other website The School Vegetable Patch. Although it is aimed at schools it isn't very different for adult gardeners. Click on a link below to read an article.
 | Planning your plot If you fancy planning your plot electonically then you may be interested in how we do it. |
 | Controlling apple tree pests Apples are often damaged by codling moth larvae burrowing in and out of the fruit. Apples and pears are also attacked by winter moth larvae and other crawling insects. So this year we decided to make a concerted effort to control the bugs and hopefully improve the quality of our fruit! |
 | Give your plum trees a winter wash Do you have a plum tree which appears dead in July but recovers slightly by September? If you have it might be suffering from Brachycaudus Helichrysi or plum leaf curling aphid. Now is the time to take action to rid your plum tree of this pest. |
 | Into battle - pruning blackberries Pruning blackberries is a task not for the faint-hearted but someone has to do it! |
 | Pricking out seedlings We germinate most of our seeds in seeds trays and transplant out into the plot as young plants. Most young seedlings need pricking out once they have germinated. |
 | Sowing Seeds Part 1 March will soon be here and that means it's time to start sowing and planting on the allotment. Are you going to put expensive seeds straight into the ground and hope for the best? |
 | Sowing Seeds Part 2 Direct Sowing Versus Transplanting |
 | Know your weeds? There is weeding to do all year round but do you actually know what you are pulling up? |
 | More dahlia flowers? If you want lots of flowers then dead heading is a must |
 | Dahlias - To Lift or not to Lift? Every garden magazine that I pick up at the moment is debating whether or not dahlias can be left in the ground over winter. |
 | Chitting Seed Potatoes There seems to be disagreement amongst the "experts" as to whether chitting produces a better crop of potatoes than planting un-chitted seed potatoes. If your seed potatoes arrive in January the your choice has been made! |
 | Taking some of the hard work out of planting potatoes! No more digging trenches for us, we prefer a less labour intensive method |
 | Make a Compost Heap If you're lost for something to do on the plot right now why not empty or start making a compost heap. |