Submitted by Marc De'ath

I had only just begun to eye up my gooseberries as ready 'n' ripe for picking when, faster than you can say 'Gooseberry Chutney,' they were gone...  read more »

Submitted by Marc De'ath
By the time I got home, I'd gobbled most of them, they're so tempting and definitely best eaten straight after being picked - as with all fruit and veg off the allotment.  read more »

No sooner had we devoured our first radish and our first courgette appears complete with little friend.  read more »

Taken by Dean Strohm 

Dean has been busting for weeks to set light to some of our weedy waste, so this week we set about lighting a bonfire.  read more »

Dean may boast of an extra strong immune system, in light of recent concerns will he be okay in his role as compost extraordinaire on our Allotment project?  read more »

Following recent concerns surrounding the fungus Aspergillus found in compost, Garden Organic, the UK’s leading authority on composting and sustainable waste, is reminding people that home composting is still a safe practice.
 

For an entity that is reasonably cheap to produce (if not free) collecting compost can work out and expensive game, especially if you need vast quantities like our alloment.  read more »

We're here, at last, we have our first crop, and it was soooo easy! We've been busy sowing inbetween the downpours of rain here in Colchester and now we can taste our success once again.  read more »

Yeah, so. For all my sins I do try and balance everything out. I'm a country girl and I've ran into a little bit of trouble since I've lived in a flat.

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Posted by David on 26 May 2008

For the first time in my life I've started growing food. Not having an allotment I'm having a go at patio fruit and vegetables. Here's what I've got on the go at the moment.  read more »