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challenge for the compost 'steward' will be to sort out the compost bins at the allotment (we have 3 at home and plan for another 3 on the plot).  We use one to store brown materials which we have gathered up like bags of leaves and some paper,  the other

We've just been allocated more space on the allotment, so we now have a full sized plot. As well as planting many more spuds - which will keep the 'old man' happy - we can also plant the cutting garden my daughter always wanted. Despite

realised the wasps were coming from the bottom of one of the compost heaps.I telephoned the allotments officer at the local council who advised me not to put a sign on the heap saying "Danger Wasps Nest." I was concerned other people might be stung, but I

is the perfect time to start.It's too late to sow onion seed now, but you may find that friends still have some sets left over (my allotment neighbour gave me some surplus red onion sets - 'Red Baron' I think). I also bought white onions ('Marco' F1) from

the Christmas decorations to the shed this morning - always a tinge of sadness - I stopped off at the greenhouse to harvest the last of our Christmas potatoes.We planted a variety of spuds in pots and compost sacks when we got back from holiday at the beginning

Readers of this blog may recall that I have recently 'delegated' the compost-making in the family to my husband. He's so taken by his new role that I sometimes catch him slipping gardening books into his shoulder bag in the morning to read

to feed raspberries. You can apply sulphate of potash in powdered form (35g or 7 teaspoons per square metre) to the soil at the start of the month, then a couple of weeks later add a covering of well-rotted manure or home-made compost. This helps to keep