calling all potato lovers we are holding a potato day on 31st january 2009 in malmesbury wiltshire. we will have over 50 varietys inc 10 organic sold by the tuber. over 100 varietys of organic vegetable and herb seeds, onion sets also RHS gold medal winner and guinness world record holder potato expert taffy tatty will be avalable to answer all your potato questions. fair trade tea, coffee and cake plus much more....

we would love to see some of you there

full details...

david

Had the biggest hangover in history today (far too much to drink last night and far too much mixing). I thought I better clear the weeds and sectioned off 8 raised bed (should drink more often I think got loads done) but my head was banging all day and needed something to take my mind off it.
Planted out some onions on the advice from Paul (thank you) so all looking neat and tidy and tonnes of fab veg on it's way.

i'm getting so excited can't wait for harvest time.

nikki2002

I have just planted out 30 garlic cloves so hoping for a bumper crop. I think I better find something to do with it all as I don't think we could eat that many in one year (if we did there would be a terrible smell around here).

The village I live in are good for swapping things so hopefully can do that with them.

Weeded all round and pinched the tops off my broad beans.

So all looking good I keep looking at my turnips can't wait for them to grow (has...

nikki2002

Well firstly I thought I would say a little about me and the start of my allotment. I moved in July and luckily my brother has donated some land for an allotment (well in exchange for some produce).

I have started some planting but by the time I had got rid of the weeds in a small area a lot of the planting time was gone.

So far I have eaten all my radishes and have to say they were the best I have ever tasted so yummy I was in heaven and honestly I thought I didn't...

nikki2002

First year of growing veg just finished carrots, potatos nearly used, runner beans starting to finish. How I will miss these fresh veg, I had forgotton how good they taste. Looking forward to brocli and sprouts. Just going out to pick off catapillers from all grens.

peterveg