Digging the Earth

🪴 Organic gardener since 2014 🧘🏼‍♀️ Mental wellness advocate (PTSD & GAD) 📚 ‘The Children’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening’ 🔜 16 Nov 24 📍 Derbyshire

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🥬 The Digging the Earth Guide to August 🥒

I don’t know about you, but I tend to ‘slack off’ with my sowing once summer hits…

read more here 👇🏼

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Complete guide to dock leaves (which we have in abundance on our plot!)

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The best secateurs: bypass, anvil and ratchet in 2024

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Complete guide to sycamore trees (Acer pseudoplatanus)

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Of all the lessons in gardening, patience is one of the hardest

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How to grow cordyline

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The best heated propagators for nurturing your plants in 2024

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How to grow photinia #growguide

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🌵How to grow and care for a fishbone cactus🌵

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🌳🌳 30 best British trees and shrubs and how to identify them 🌳🌳

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🌱🌱 How To Grow Jasmine | BBC Gardeners World Magazine 🌱🌱

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Half way through January 😱 Here's our plan for the allotment this month!

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🧰 January at the Allotment 🧰

Organise your #gardening #shed or storage area. Properly stored #tools are easier to find and will last longer. Consider creating a designated space for #seeds and #planting supplies. 🏡

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🐾 January at the Allotment 🦋

Implement #wildlife-friendly practices by providing food and shelter for #beneficialinsects, #birds, and other creatures that contribute to a healthy #ecosystem.

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🪴 January at the Allotment 🪴

Turn your #compostheap to #aerate it and speed up the #decomposition process. Check #moisturelevels and add #browns (carbon-rich materials) if needed.

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🪴 January at the Allotment 🪴

Review and plan your #croprotation for the upcoming season to prevent soil-borne #diseases and pests from building up in specific areas.

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🥧 This year we are hoping to be hitting the crumbles a little earlier with some forced rhubarb! Find out how to join us here! 🌱👇🏼

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🌽 January at the Allotment 🌽

Be prepared for frost 🥶 by covering #vulnerableplants with #frostcloths or #straw. #Coldframes or #polytunnels can also provide extra protection.

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🌽 January at the Allotment 🌽

Consider #sowing #covercrops like #winterrye or #clover to protect and improve the soil structure during the #coldermonths.