The Plot Thickens - No-Dig, Allotment Living17 Sep 2024

Onion sets and other seasonal obsessions

For those ready to geek out over the finer details of onion sets, garlic bulb sowing plans, and budgeting for the season ahead—you’re in the perfect place. But, if that’s not your thing, feel free to jump ahead by a full 13 minutes!

We're loving the turn of the season, entering that glorious time of year where we're layering cardboard and compost, sowing green manures, and mulching our garden beds. It's the stuff of our daydreams!

Karin’s been hard at work, carefully collecting Marigold, Nasturtium, and Sweet Pea seeds, ensuring next year’s blooms will be as vibrant as ever. Vicky, on the other hand, has been busy drying seeds from her cucumbers, making sure nothing goes to waste.

And in even more exciting composting news—Vicky’s got a brand-new addition to her garden crew… a Wormery! Yes, a whole new world of composting magic has begun!

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Episoder(103)

The Final Ep.

Our final episode! After two years of weekly chats, Karin and Vicky have loved sharing The Plot Thickens with you. They’ve built up a whole library of episodes together, and now it feels like the righ...

2 Sep 202521min

Pottering

Vicky has had her solo day on the allotment and made the most of it. Karin is planning how to reduce the work for the autumn, and is not sowing any more seeds this summer. This will be our penultimate...

25 Aug 202539min

Putting Beds to Bed

Whislt there's still lots of roots in the soil and food to harvest, we are turning our attention to the early autumn months and the plans afoot for how we will prep our plots for those winter months. ...

19 Aug 202522min

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12 Aug 202528min

Soil squad is expanding!

Vicky has had confirmation that the SoliSquad can expand laterally, doubling the potential for community composting.

5 Aug 202524min

Comfrey Tea Smells

Two tips from Karin this week; 1) It's not a good idea to put your comfrey leaves in your house water-butt, next to your back door.2) Place a cane at the root of your courgette or pumpkin plantA short...

29 Jul 202515min

Onion problems

Vicky has had problems with her ‘talk of the allotment town’ onions.

22 Jul 202532min

Groundswell 2025

Vicky took a trip to Groundswell again this year and indulged in 2 full days of soil talk. Join us for the high level debrief of the main take aways - mostly from guests in the Soil Medic Tent hosted ...

8 Jul 202541min