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How to Plan What to Grow
On the days during January, when it’s just too wet to be at the allotments, my favourite rainy day job is planning the growing year...
dorsetcountrylife
Jan 12, 2023


Allotment Jobs for January
January can be cold and bleak and a bit flat after Christmas. So one of my first jobs of the year is to turn my attention back to my...
dorsetcountrylife
Jan 9, 2023


Growers Christmas Gift Guide 2022
We think it is pretty obvious that we love to grow things - Sue has her beautiful Cottage Garden which you have all watched blooming over...
dorsetcountrylife
Nov 9, 2022


How I Plan My Allotment
I never thought I'd be the kind of person who had an allotment or honestly grew anything. I completed rejected it when I was younger, but...
dorsetcountrylife
Mar 31, 2022


Where Do We Get Our Seeds From?
It is that time of year again and if you are someone who starts your plants from seed you'll probably be starting or have already started...
dorsetcountrylife
Mar 24, 2022


Our Growers Christmas Gift Guide
*Ad-Gifted. All opinions are our own. One of us grew up gardening and has had green fingers her whole life and the other gardened with...
dorsetcountrylife
Nov 9, 2021


Tomato Blight
I think the thing I was most excited about this year on the allotment was having a greenhouse at last. Especially for growing tomatoes. I...
dorsetcountrylife
Sep 13, 2021


Small Space Gardening
We are often talking about growing our own veg here on the blog. One of us has a small garden and the other lives in a flat without a...
dorsetcountrylife
Aug 29, 2021


Building A Small Garden Pond
Even in a small space there is something incredibly relaxing about the sound of running water. Having never had a garden pond I was not...
dorsetcountrylife
Jun 21, 2021


Creating a Cottage Garden
I had an area in my garden where the grass didn't grow fantastically well as there are trees surrounding it. I wanted to create a space...
dorsetcountrylife
Jun 21, 2021


January and February Allotment Jobs
People often say to me “ I guess there’s not much to do regarding the allotment in January and February. I say well actually I've been...
dorsetcountrylife
Feb 3, 2021


Putting Lottie to Bed for the Winter
It’s the end of the growing season now, although I do have some cabbages, broccoli, leeks and chard to continue through the winter. For...
dorsetcountrylife
Nov 24, 2020


How to String Onions
I was very pleased with my onion crop this year from my allotment. I bought my onion sets from Thompson and Morgan and chose Suttgarter...
dorsetcountrylife
Nov 19, 2020


There's Something in the Autumn Breeze
As soon as I smell the autumn air that switch flicks and I get a desire, almost a need to start gathering and storing food.
dorsetcountrylife
Oct 3, 2020


Foraging
We were born to be hunter gatherers and to live by the season and although most people think foraging is a little odd.
dorsetcountrylife
Jul 6, 2020


Sharing the Love of Lottie
Each day I'm learning what works and what doesn't. It's a beautiful environment and one of my greatest joys is Alyssa is falling in love
dorsetcountrylife
Jun 30, 2020


Making An Automatic Tomato Waterer
Tomatoes are really thirsty plants and I grow mine outside, so need to find a way to keep them well watered and supported.
dorsetcountrylife
Jun 23, 2020


Making a Garden Obelisk
Garden obelisks can get really expensive, so this step by step guide helps you to make your own for absolutely nothing!
dorsetcountrylife
Jun 16, 2020


What Do I Get From Gardening
Gardening has so many advantages but what does it actually do for me or anyone who takes it up?
dorsetcountrylife
May 29, 2020


Growing Blueberries
How to decide what blueberries to grow, when they will fruit, how to grow them and where to get them
dorsetcountrylife
May 25, 2020

Meet Sue & Katie
Two women. Two generations. Both mothers and lovers of the county where they live. Blogging about Dorset here at Dorset Country Life. Find out more...






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