Allotment Diaries

Planting autumn garlic

3 November 2026

Cloves are in, a fortnight later than planned. Notes on spacing and why I gave up on supermarket bulbs.

A second water butt, finally

12 September 2026

After a dry August I connected another butt to the shed gutter. Cheap, quick, worth it.

Tomato season review

28 August 2026

What worked, what got blight, and what I will grow again next year.