We had a much needed warm sunny day after all the recent rain and wind- it was great to be able to spend the whole day outside for once! We’ve got plenty of seeds sown in the polytunnel now; this week we were sowing wildflower seeds outside in the top bed by the pond, and…
Sieving compost and sowing broad beans
The weather has not been good over the last couple of weeks, so we spent the day sieving the compost that we have been making over the last year or so and sowing broad beans in pots. It’s great to have our polytunnel on days like this!
Preparing the veg beds
As it was our first year on site last year, we didn’t have much time to get the second veg bed prepared properly, and as a result we spent a lot of time pulling bindweed there – we still managed to grow plenty of squashes though. This year we have a lot more time to…
Building a bug hotel
One project that we are planning this spring is a bug hotel to go in our natural area at the top of the allotment, by the pond and wildflower area. The bug hotel will increase the chance of different types of insects visiting the allotment, which is great for biodiversity, and also for the pollination…
Social Farms and Gardens
We have just become a member of Social Farms and Gardens, a UK wide charity supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together. They help people and communities to reach their full potential through nature-based activities as a part of everyday life, and have lots of really useful resources on their website – click on…
Using willow around the garden
Up at Amelia Trust Farm we have a number of willow hedges that we cut back every year. The wood that we harvest is then used in all sorts of different ways – we make frames for beans and cucumbers, fences and hurdles and some decorative things as well. We’re planning to make some hurdles…
All the video updates from 2021
Here’s a compilation of all the video updates that we made last year in 2021. It gives you a good idea of how far we came in our first year and how hard everyone worked.
Building a nature pond
Here’s a project that we started last year and we’re really excited about – our nature pond. One of the plans for the allotment is to encourage nature and biodiversity as well as growing vegetables, and one of the best ways to do this is to build a nature pond. It doesn’t have to be…
Sowing guide
Not all plants like to grow at the same time of the year – some like to get going early in the year, and some like to start much later. Here’s a really useful sowing and harvesting guide to give you an idea of what likes to go in the ground and when; don’t forget…
Winter gardening
Gardening isn’t just about warm summer days – it’s a year round activity, whatever the weather may be. While there is very little growing on the allotment at the moment, there are lots of jobs that we can do to get ready for the spring. This week we’ve been pruning fruit trees, making compost and…
Heath Allotment Project 