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The chillies and tomato plants made their big trip from my little city flat to the polytunnel this weekend! 🍅Eek! It’s always a big moment that leaves me with a feeling of loss and worry. 😂I’ve been away for a few days, so I’m hoping they’ve survived the intense heat in there! I did leave the door wide open and gave them a good drenching before I left, so they should be loving their new humid environment! 💦 ☀️I hope that your plants are happy and that you’re enjoying the long weekend!
Phew, I can relax. The potatoes are all in. 🙌🏻🥔 It was such hard work digging trenches in the hot sun today. 🥵 I’m trying three different growing techniques across two plots to see which gives the best results. Let’s hope we have a better harvest than last year’s pathetic handful. Even if we have a similar summer to 2018 with a prolonged drought, the container grown potatoes should be easier to keep watered. I think I’ll be taking things a little easier tomorrow. I might even paint the shed! 🎨 What about you?
🎉 I’m now the proud owner of my own little worm farm! 🙌🏻 I’ve only had it a few days and I’m already obsessed with my new worm friends. 😄 As much as I previously tried to compost all my kitchen scraps, in reality it just didn’t work for me. I either forgot to take my caddy to the plot or if I didn’t visit for a few days it would go off in the kitchen. 😖 With my new wormery, not only can I compost all of my food scraps at home but the worms will also make a nutrient rich fertiliser AND a liquid feed that I can use on my edible crops, flowers and houseplants! 😁 Thank you to Anna @wormologist for starting a new obsession! ♻️🖤🐛 . #locallymade #recycledplastic #wormery #supportsmallbusiness #wormfarm #composting #recycling #allotmentlife #gardening #vermicompost #urbangardening #growyourown #feedyoursoil #soilhealth #gardenersofinstagram
If there was ever a best time to sow seeds, it’s now! The temperatures are set to soar over the next few days (yippee!) which will really help to speed up germination. 🌱☀️ This evening I’m sowing some squash, courgettes and more beetroot but over the next few days I’ll be sowing like mad to make the most of the weather. 😁🌱 Thank you for all your awesome suggestions on how to use my recently purchased vintage bread bin. As much as I would love to use it as a planter, I can’t bring myself to drill holes in it yet or see it all rust. I’ll be using it as a secure seed storage tin for the forceable to keep my precious seeds safe from hungry mice! 🚫🐭
I have always wanted an archway for my plot but never knew where I could put it. Until it dawned on me that I already have an archway (of sorts) over my gate! I treated myself to some @david_austin_roses to create a new feature for my allotment garden. I’m hoping that my ‘Generous Gardener’ rose will climb it’s way over my gate to make my Secret Garden entrance even more magical! 🌹✨Take a look at my mini YouTube video to see how I planted my bare root rose in a container. 📽 Find the link in my bio. 😘💗 . #rose #englishrose #garden #allotment #secretgarden #growyourown #dowhatyoulove #allotmentlife #myhappyplace #gardening #roseplant #generousgardenerrose #greenfingers #growyourownflowers #garden #mygarden #gate #ivy #gardenersofinstagram #nottingham #homegrown #roses
😮 My sugar rush chilli plants sure are in a rush to fruit! The plant isn’t even 6 inches tall yet and it already has flower buds! 😮🌸🌶 I sowed the seeds in January and as much as I would love some early chillies from this rare variety, it’s time to top the plant. Topping is a pruning technique where you chop off the top of the plant to encourage it to grow stronger and more bushy, rather than allowing it to put all its energy into producing (small) early fruits. Last year I had such heavy cropping plants that would have been top heavy and not strong enough to support the weight of I hadn’t have done this. Take a look at my (now highlighted) story to see how I top my chillies and to learn when your own plants are ready for the chop! ✂️🌶 . @forest_city_chilies #growyourown #chillies #ediblegarden #growwhatyoueat #dowhatyoulove #greenfingers #toppingchillies #chillitopping #hotfood #urbangardening #allotment #gardentips #growingchillies #allotmentlife #gardenersofinstagram
Do you ever have those days when you completely abort the to-do list to sort out that thing you didn’t realise was bugging you? There was a rather large lump in the ground just to the side of the shed. I didn’t even stop for a tea, I just dug and pulled out the huge piece of carpet that the previous owner left to smother the ground. I’ve also moved my ugly, blue water butt behind the shed, that I somehow managed without even emptying it! 🙌🏻💦💪🏻 This area transformation has been underway for a few months now. I cant wait to plant around my shed and give it a new lick of paint soon! Hope that you’re having a fab Saturday! ⛅️ . #allotmentlife #gardening #shed #growyourownfood #dowhatyoulove #cleansoil #growwhatyoueat #allotment #gardenersofinstagram #nottigham #gyo #greenfingers #garden @joules
Are you as excited for the weekend as I am for my first crop of homegrown timperley rhubarb?! 😁 When you plant rhubarb crowns, it’s important that you leave the plant to establish in its first year, which means you can’t harvest any stems! It’s been a long wait but my early cropping rhubarb is now ready for picking. I’ll be making a nice crumble for the weekend. When my later Victoria rhubarb is ready, I’ll be making more rhubarb infused vodka (recipe in the comments) because it went down a treat last summer and I’m sorry but I can’t stand gin. 😅🍹 . Rhubarb tips! Remember to keep your rhubarb well fed with manure (not too close to the crown), only harvest a maximal of one third of the stems at one time by pulling the stem off at the base, don’t cut it! Water the plants well during dry spells and compost those massive leaves. 👍🏻 . #crazyeyes #gardener #rhubarblover #growyourownfood #growwhatyoueat #homegrown #eatfresh #ediblegarden #allotment #allotmentlife #gardenersofinstagram #nottingham #rhubarb
If you venture into my allotment watch out for the snakes! 🐍 👀 I finally got my hands on these beautifully patterned snakes head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) at the plant shop of my college for just £1.50 a pot! 🙌🏻 Speaking of college I had better get back to my revision. Tonight’s ident test is on vegetable seeds sounds which sounds easy enough, but I have to remember the spelling of the Latin names! Eek.
Rhubarb oh rhubarb, how beautiful you are! This is the first of many harvests from the absolute jungle on the shared plot. My own rhubarb is a little latter than this one, that I’m yet to taste for myself. I gave the first fresh pickings to my helpers for their hard work over the weekend! Bring on the glut I say 😁
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