Small allotment

May's allotment diary instalment is here and progress on the plot is coming along nicely! Find out what we have been upto, sowing and growing this month.

Small allotment with vegetables, Nasturtium, Cosmos bipinnatus, carrots, marigold, tomato, wigwam, herbs, Viola cornuta

Small allotment plot with brassicas covered by netting to prevent cabbage butterfly infestation, UK, May

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Been meaning to make nettle fertiliser for some time. With comfrey fertiliser it's one of the simplest but most effective organic fertilisers to make, being rich in nitrogen and really good for tomatoes. So just had to get some fresh nettles (easy!), chop them up and put in a bin to leave for a month. This is the concoction just made up at the beginning of this week (click to enlarge). After a couple of days there were definite signs of activity... the brew was starting to foam. It does get…

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