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You may be thinking its too early in the year to be starting to think about summer but in order to have everything running smoothly by may, plans need to be made now. Apart from the fact we all love curling up in front of the fire in the cold winter nights, poring over seed catalogues with visions of "how it will look this year!" and " wow, thats weird! ive gotta try that!" a good plan makes...

This day brings my forth to my missions. I have made the first step and announced to the world of cyber joy that I want to create a home for the homeless. This need not be a big mission, just a small one in my eyes, but the right one to do. My plan thus far, is to get my ass back to the UK from NZ and start growing some veggies. I don't know where I'm going to live, but I have my suspicions...

 Well if you are a small holder in my local Norfolk or surrounding counties, take care. SBV - a disease thought to have made its way over inside midges blown across the channel - has been causing havoc with the sheep farming community and has the potential to spread to other animals. SBV or the Schmallenberg virus is responsible for lambs being still born or with a defect causing them to...

I appreciate this may not be the right website but we are looking for land share proposals for land management rather than veg growing - anyone got suggestions / ideas?

The land is about 1.5 acres in SE London held in trust for local residents to prevent development and promote biodiversity.

Thanks

 

Have went a bit mad with the old seed catalogue to then realise that I've still got plenty of seeds from last year, and the year before.  If anyone local to the Paisley area wants a bunch of free seeds (carrots, lettuce, beans, peas, sprouts and more) just send me a message.

Hi, So, saw this website when looking for what to plant in my Garden (Well Yard...) Looks like a great idea as i am keen to grow lots of produce but have no soil and have to grow everythingin pots! The Government seem slow to turn usable wasteland into good growing space, and the list for an allotment is like the NHS operation shedule these days. So, anyone generous enough to share thier land is...

well finally, getting things going after messing about. got a wee greenhouse up in the yard, fornt yard dug for planting and got myself a wee allotment however im aiming big and want a full allotment. found an old packet a seeds planted a few and ther broci so keeping them for autum sowing, spuds chitting way to fast chilli and strawberry seeds not germanating. roll on tomarow to get...

in the heyday of self-sufficiency, the 70's, prompted by such tv programmes as "the good life", there was a dinky little programme called "dig this". it showed how anyone could grow vegetables on a tiny piece of ground with minimal effort looking back on it, while it was a worthy effort, times have changed, as have growing techniques. but at the end of the day, it showed how anyone could grow...

After spending a week filling our fridge and freezer with home cooked Free Range Chicken meals from pie to coronation chicken, Jason checked on his Woodford's Wherry that is currently brewing away in his 'Man' room. For his 26th Birthday I decided that i was bored of the talk and that it was about time he actually started to brew his own - and so he got the kit a few days early and has been...

more updates i am a past member of the soil association the royal horticultural society and taught garden design courses at local colleges one course was called gardens on a shoestring. i do not own any tools, my studio flat is too small for storage, if i do get a plot i might consider purchasing tools if there is storage. i am also keen to propagate cuttings of trees and british flowering...