This week: frost, seedlings, unfurling leaves

Frost There have been a few frosty nights this week even in London, so all the plants that might get upset by that came inside for a few days in the house. Unfortunately, I did that too late for the poor cucumber plants that I sowed and put out into the mini greenhouse much too […]

This week: war, seedlings and the impatience of early spring

A week of gardening for solace and hope in the face of terrifying world events

This week: storms, seedlings and sowing

What I’ve been up to this week, sowing seeds, pricking out and potting on

Sowing the first seeds of the year

Spring around the corner It’s been sunny and frosty for a lot of this week – weather that is beautiful in itself, but that also gives you hope and anticipation of spring just being around the corner. As a result I’ve been itching to get going in the garden and on the allotment, and that […]

Hail and rainbows

I ended this week with a horrible migraine, feeling completely wiped out. Woke up this morning feeling stressed about not having done everything I planned to at work this week and worried about the general state of the world. Thought I was too knackered to go up to the allotment, but after a bit of […]