What we are up to in January at the allotment and home.
Hello and welcome to my first blog of 2020. Hopefully, these will be a regular occurrence if I have time. In this blog, we will keep you updated with how things are doing at the allotment and what we are getting up to.
As I write this blog we have snow falling in Sheffield so there is not much I am able to do at the allotment but I am still able to do things at home.
Allotment and Kitchen Garden Book
Are you starting an allotment or planning on growing your own fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers in a kitchen garden? If so we highly recommend the book Allotment Month By Month. This does exactly what it does on the cover to help you with what you should be doing in the allotment and kitchen garden each month. Below you can see the link for Amazon where you can purchase the book directly. This book is extremely popular with all allotment holders as you will read in the reviews:-
You can check out all the allotment and kitchen garden books we recommend here.
Gardening Podcasts
Last year we tried doing gardening podcasts for a month and they were really well received so we have relaunched these. These are available on nearly all the podcast platforms – Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and many more so search for Gardening with Ben and subscribe to stay updated with my regular gardening podcasts. These probably won’t be daily but there should be a couple a week to listen too. We have put two new ones online so far this year so check them out.
Seeds to plant this month
It’s always exciting to plant seeds in the new year and get started with new plants. Last year i grew flowers for the first time last year and will be growing lots more this year trying different things. Yesterday I went and purchased my first lot of seeds. These were:-
- Broadbeans
- Aubergine
- Onions
- Pepper
- Strawberry
- Rhubarb
- Geraniums
- Carnations
- Snap Dragons
- Sweet Peas.
Let me know which seeds you are sowing this month? Find out other seeds you can sow here.
Jobs happening in the allotment
Well down on the allotment I was nearly at the top of my plot with digging it over but the bad weather has put a stop to that. Fingers crossed it gets better soon so I can finish digging it over and rebuild my paths and beds. Mind you I have a few months before I will be planting outdoors. My next task will be to improve my shed and get it ready for sowing the bulk of my seeds at the end of March and April. I will certainly make sure my shelves are secure after what happened last year. After I have completed my rebuilding and completing my shed I will then go back to working on the top of my plot which I started at the end of last year. This is going to be a new herb garden and seated area in my plot. I don’t really why I’m making a seated area as I certainly do not have time to rest.
Gardening With Ben Shop
At the moment the shop is closed to purchase hoodies and T-shirts as the printers are closed for the new year. But in the background I’m adding more products including women’s t-shirts and hoodies as well as men’s vest tops which I was asked for. We are also excited that we are launching 10 new designs so watch this space!
Greeting Cards – Last year I had someone come down and take some fantastic pictures of my produce and plants. These have been put onto greeting cards and will be available to purchase so for any occasion.
Again I wish you all a happy new year and thankyou for all the support you give me. I cannot believe how big my following has got to.
Remember Keep Gardening!
Gardening With Ben