Vegetable Growing Month by Month

The down-to-earth guide that takes you through the vegetable year by me, John Harrison - more info.

The Manure Mountain

One of the plotholders kindly organises deliveries of turkey litter, which go amazingly quickly.

Tony from plot 4 considers it whilst holding his aching back after a rotovating session

The Merry Tiller

4 horse power Briggs and Stratton engine drives the powerful tines to break up the soil. Complete with adjustable handles, both up and down and sideways, the classic rotovator.

The gardeners version of a Harley Davidson!

Soil Improving

Turkey Litter on the comfrey bed with a pile on the potato bed, plot 5.

Looking down the allotment plot

The broad beans hidden below the surface, then a pile of turkey litter on the potato bed, which still has leeks in the middle.

The sun setting behind the trees and me for home.

Transplanting Tomatoes 1

The seedlings have left the heated propogator in their small pot and the 6 cell half seedtray module is filled with potting compost.

Transplanting Tomatoes 2

Carefully separating the seedlings and dropping them deeply into a dibbed hole in the module.

Selecting the best along the way maximises the yield per plant in the end.

Transplanting Tomatoes 3

The tomato seedlings in their new home. Just add water and watch them grow.

The Nursery or spare bedroom.

At this time of year the spare room becomes a plant nursery with two heated propogators and a number of unheated ones as well.

The seed trays sit in all sorts of containers from an old cat litter tray to baking trays to stop the water going everywhere.

My bedroom or nusery overspill.

The south facing windowsill doubles as a nursery for the tomato seedlings.

You can see they are being drawn to the light and need the more enveloping light in the greenhouse.

Greenhouse getting full

The potatoes have been moved into the shed on a makeshift table to chit.

The staging is full of seedlings.

Outside coldframe

The coldframe has brassica and leek seedlings in, hardening off with the vents open day and night in this mild weather.

The extra plastic laid on the top is to prevent the cat breaking the glass again. Amazing how she was not hurt the first time she crashed through the lid.