My name is Ghada. I was filled with an indescribable, wonderful feeling when I first visited Meryl's and Chris' plot at the nearby...

A typical cycle for growing vegetables might involve buying seeds, cultivating seedlings at home to beat the chilly North-East climate,...

Thanks to Chris for some great photos of the show and a fun video of the Marquee going up ahead of it. See below for a sample of the...

- July Post from the forum by Chris Sutcliffe On one of my last filming assignments before gently easing into retirement I took the...

So far, during late spring and early summer, we’ve experienced drought, (which was as challenging to our seedlings and young plants as...

Jenny tells us more about the excellent RHS award she received in March I started my gardening journey when I volunteered at Hexham...

An informative post from Edmund Smith reflecting on last years annual show from his role as a judge and suggesting some new developments...

Tips for germinating vegetable see-ds in Spring - A useful, topical post for the season from Stephen Tyrer

A post from Tim Cook about this years West Jesmond Primary School Community Allotment Open Day

Allotments in demand

Post from Pam on Autumn jobs and planning for next year.

How to use Bokashi Bran fermentations of kitchen waste to produce plant food

A full blog account of the show will be added later but this post brings together the results, blog winners, and a video from Chris that...

I say inspiration, because I have recently returned from a trip to Iceland (the country, not the supermarket, that joke is wearing thin)...

I first noticed the issue last year and, as a typical bloke of a certain age, I ignored it hoping it would go away. Well it hasn’t! My...

Typically, the start of a new year would involve reviewing the previous year at our AGM. In the ongoing pandemic, we've postponed the AGM...

It is shameful but true that in the UK of the 2020s, supposedly the fifth richest country in the world, millions of individuals and...

August - the harvesting month. A guest blog from Pam Brown celebrating the August glut and sharing new ideas for making the most of it.

JUNE Article - Pam Brown

Allotment fruit and vegetables taste qualitatively different to, and have more vitamins, than the elderly items sold by supermarkets. One...