And so it begins…

My mini allotment, Little Lotte, has been busily growing leeks, lettuce, winter greens, spring onions, kale, onions and garlic throughout the winter months. Now the weather is improving I’ve planted potatoes and more onions and garlic and I’ve sown runner beans that will ramble up the fences. Now that so much clutter has been cleared …

Surviving the storms, The Shack and defying the odds

I’ve lost count of the storms that have torn through the area of late, but thankfully we’ve had little damage. The wooden greenhouse/shed, now formally christened “The Shack” held it’s ground and remained standing. The Shack has been given a coat of preserver externally and now has the potting table installed. The plastic covers protecting …