Oh - I have ants in my plants. And yes, they do kill the plant. I have tried everything - what do you do? The worst are in my polytunnel and I garden on sand. They luurve it in there. Here they are underneath my toms. #ants #polytunnel #growyourown #theykillmytomatoes

The wildlife garden looks wonderful but we really do need some rain. #wildlifegarden #wildlife #forgetmenots #hamiltonlaneallotments

Flowers on the wildlife plot today - the bees were out making the most of them. Bergenia, marsh marigold,cerinthe purpurescens and daphne. #wildlifegarden #hamiltonlaneallotments #plantsforpollinators

The next newsletter for the Growing Veg course ready for the weekend. It is sunny so lots to do.🌱🌞😎🥦
#growyourown #hamiltonlaneallotments #allotmentlife #whattodothisweekend #sunshine

So many bees on the Trachystemon orientalis (I think that is what it is called). The whole plant buzzed as you walked by.
#wildlifegarden #bees #plantsforpollinators #marchflowersforbees

Clouds of spider webs in the longer grass this morning.
#wildlife #spiders #webs #longgrass #wildlifegarden

This is why I mulch my soil with compost over winter. Picture 1 home made compost, picture 2 nothing with the soil dried out and capped.
#soilmulch #allotmentlife #hamiltonlaneallotments #soilbiome #norunoff #overwinterprotection

Oooh! I made a seed snail just because everyone else is on social media (FOMO!). It has peas in it and I might have made it a bit tall. 🌱🐌
#seedsnail #allotments #peas #FOMO #hamiltonlaneallotments #growyourown

On the allotment site we have a gardening book club. Our next read is Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. Sometimes the gardening links are very tenuous!
nodigjoy.substack.com/p/our-next-c...
#hamiltonlaneallotments #readingismysuperpower #gardenbookclub #booksky #bookclub

Veg growing for beginners on Hamilton Lane allotments week 3 - beetroot, peas, radish update, harvests and recipes. nodigjoy.substack.com/p/veg-growin... 🥦🥕🥔🌱
#allotmentlife #hamiltonlaneallotments #growingveg #howshallicookit

I have been quite impressed with the Salanova lettuce 'Hawking'. Planted in the greenhouse in October and still sitting there now without bolting which the Rouge Grenoble did. I might try them again next winter.🌱🥬🥗
#hamiltonlaneallotments #lettuce #notbolting #allotmentlife #salanova

Over the years of living in Devon I have visited and watched Dartington Trust slowly change and move away from its quirkiness to a boring and corporate place that I no longer visit. They now want to throw a tenant off the land he has forested for the last 30+ years
www.change.org/p/stop-the-d...

This week's harvest plus peas, sweetcorn, blueberries and mixed berries in the freezer.
#iloveallotments #allotmentlife #allotmentharvest #hamiltonlaneallotments

The sweetpeas are well and truly ready for potting up.
#mygarden #seedsowing #sweetpeas

Warmer days mean the butterflies are back. #hamiltonlaneallotments #wildlifegarden #peacockbutterfly