Nighttime temperatures are starting to get low (8Β° last night) so it is time to harvest the squash crop. The summer heatwaves ruined my potatoes but these guys will see us through the winter and more.
#allotments #gardening

Nighttime temperatures are starting to get low (8Β° last night) so it is time to harvest the squash crop. The summer heatwaves ruined my potatoes but these guys will see us through the winter and more.
#allotments #gardening
An urban nature diary on shared allotment company, a wild red spirit π¦
I have an allotment (waited for 7 years). For a start, I can see that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social isn't firm enough about rules and could pass a few misutilised plots to people on the waiting list. Also, why are bits of parks left unused for years? They could be transformed into #allotments.
Marsh Hill Allotments Harvestfest is on Saturday 10th October, 11am - 3pm. Come along for homemade soups and breads, autumn produce judging and sustainable ideas for saving rainwater. Don't forget, the best pumpkin will win the Marsh Hill Cup! Everyone welcome π #Birmingham #Allotments
October 5th and the tomatoes keep coming.
Most UK allotment sites have waiting lists, yet many new plot holders give up within a year. Exmouth's committee tackled this with smaller starter plots, a veg school, and a community polytunnel for teaching.
Yep devoting part of plot to wildlife!
That's me!
(Please tell my fellow allotmenteers")
There's a plum tree on the plot next to mine, which my friend planted when we first got our plots, to commemorate a loss. She moved out of the village but I love to see it still flowering and fruiting. It's like the memories of the people who spent time on our #allotments are still there somehow. π±
No mention yet the dreaded flea beetles... They love brassicas too -
(Had mine quite early on...)
Praps "Nows the time" as Frances said for me to try again...
The funniest thing about our #allotments is how villagers come and go but then come back. We've got four of the original plot holders from 2009 (including me). Two people who started took a break and then came back. There's also a kid of one of the original plot holders who has joined us. Love it! π±
Just the fruit n veg you enjoy! Yep - tatties n chard, rainbow chard
Could try:
Perennial kale
Sea beet - large leaves
Ooh and loganberries
Isnβt this just wonderful? #GardenersWorld #Allotments
How my friend's little allotment looked on arrival yesterday. I'm going to have to take my electric strimmer down next time I go π Hopefully tomorrow π€ #allotmentgardening #allotments #gardening | #kent #england
Great turnout at our second Green Lanes allotment open day of the year on Saturday, awards and all. Full write-up and the winners over on our website: hatfield-herts.gov.uk/recent-news/...
Hard life being an allotment cat π
Celeriac π± seem to be going backwards again, such a difficult vegetable to grow for most of us. #allotments
Refuse to give in.
A question on #Allotments #Sales tabled by Sir James Cleverly on 28-08-2026 has been answered by Jim McMahon. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/20276
Definitely autumn now (Meteorological, if not astronomical.) The big pond at the allotments viewed both ways from midway across the wooden footbridge π #naturephotography #landscapephotography #allotments | #kent #england
Even down at the allotments I couldn't escape the noise of the town's annual hop festival π They do though stop the outdoor music at 6pm, which gives us quieter-loving folk something to look forward to! π #allotments #allotmentgardening #gardening | #kent #england
Back from hols just in time to catch this batch of French pears. Lovely.
#allotments