Tony Hatfield's Retired Ramblings

New Pond Plot#12

When we took over Plot #12 last year, the previous tenant had built a small pond at its eastern boundary. The base had been constructed with concrete and its sides with granite-type bricks cemented together. Both had been laid on... Read more →

More crops!

On to the plot early this morning, and within an hour I harvested this lot! Read more →

Courgette Pickle.

Plot #12 is now delivering courgettes in industrial quantities. Our friends and neighbours cannot stuff any more into their fridges. This is a wonderfully simple way of using them up. It's especially good for those samples you miss and grow... Read more →

First Crops!

After all the backbreaking work over the winter, you've no idea how wonderful it is to collect and eat the first crops! Yellow and green courgettes, onions and cabbage. Just like eight peas in a pod! Last night's veg! Mixed... Read more →

"Summer is Icumin In"!

After spending most of the winter months with spade and fork turning over the soil and removing as many perennial weeds as possible, the last few weeks have been a pleasure. The warm weather and rain have been ideal for... Read more →

Update Plot#12

It's been an exceptionally busy couple of weeks on Plot#12. We have completed turning over two thirds of the plot and have now arrived at the foothills of Ernie's mound. Ernie was the previous tenant of Plot#12. I suspect this... Read more →

Plot 12 Update

Although the weather this weekend as they say "wasn't Miami", it was dry and just about warm enough to make our first real working visit to Plot 12 in 2006. Since new year we had made the occasional visit to... Read more →

Weapons of Mass Conversion

Those experienced in cultivating allotments have given this advice: Don't spend much-recycle what you can. So these are a couple of containers we use for compost and leaf mold. Number one contains leaves and is made from an old piece... Read more →

Another bequest from Ernie- the garden seat

Another bequest from Ernie- the garden seat Originally uploaded by Retired Rambler. Ok, it needs a coat of paint! Read more →

Frosty November morning-plot 12

Frosty November morning-plot 12 Originally uploaded by Retired Rambler. Read more →