Lovely Greens's Blog (8)

This is my third year of having a plot at the Laxey allotment and during that time I've continued to update my bed layouts and to try different types of crops. Even so, I feel that I sometimes make decisions that turn out to be less than ideal for my growing situation. If it weren't for these well-intended mistakes then I…

Last Thursday I brought my very first nucleus of honey bees to their new home. It was an exciting evening for me and I spent a bit of time watching and listening to them buzz near the nucleus entrance. As far as I know, there aren't any other hives in the immediate vicinity so I think they'll love their new territory. They'll have the…

Afternoon in the Allotment

My back is killing me...but I've got my big bed at the bottom of my plot weeded of dock and creeping buttercup and dug over again.…

Wild Garlic ~ Asian Chicken Noodles

Wild garlic is one of the most…

Early March Sowings

I'm about to head out of the house to man my stall at the…

A good friend of mine is coming to visit in April and so I'm trying to plan some fun outings around the island for…

Another balmy pre-spring day and I spent it at the allotment, catching up on work and checking to see how everything has grown so far this year. Though it's only the beginning of March, the daffodils and cherry blossoms are in bloom and birds are singing cheerfully in the trees. Plants that have lain dormant over the winter are beginning to perk up and new green is visible across not only the allotment but the entire island.

I spent the first hour or so hand pulling weeds -…