Dig vs no-dig soil: a comparison in 2 pictures

A comparison of 2 images that show how and why no-dig works

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 […]

January cold blue sky

It was one of those lovely winter afternoons – a weak warm sun low in the blue sky, casting a beautiful golden light over everything. I took a walk to the allotment, listening to lovely acoustic guitar music on my headphones and occasionally stopping to drink in the big blue sky and feel the warmth […]

Spring around the corner

I’ve never been so happy to see the turn of January to February to and feel the first signs of spring. This was the first week when the light began to change, the sun felt a little warmer when it made an occasional appearance, the days became noticeably longer and something in the air proclaimed […]

Time to confess: I’m anxious again

My brain is frazzled. I’m down. I know this because I’ve been unable to water my houseplants for the last 2 weeks. This might sound like a trivial thing, and completely absurd given that during those 2 weeks I’ve also been working full-time in a pretty demanding job, exercising regularly, interacting confidently on social media […]

The importance of going outside, even if I don’t feel like it at all…

I woke today with a headache for the second day running, after a long and tiring week. Most weeks feel a little long and tiring at the moment, just because of the general background noise of crisis and awfulness. I’m not complaining – I count myself very fortunate indeed for having a job I can […]

A cold, bright January day

It was perfect winter day today; cold air, a bright blue sky and a low, low sun. I love days like these. We walked to the allotment with the sun weakly warming our backs, stopping in the park to let it shine on our faces for a minute. I love walking to the allotment on […]