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Apr 25
2 min

All you can eat in three square feet - Part One.

So the book said as it called out to me from the supermarket shelf. And I was intrigued. Is that really possible? But hang on. My inner...

Jan 25
1 min

Snow at Muriel. Deep and crisp and even!

Well everyone else seems to be posting snowscapes so we thought we would too! We went back to the allotment on Sunday to check on the...

Jan 24
3 min

From Plot to Plate - Month 1 - what's in the plot, what's on the table?

Initially we'll post a monthly update with details and pictures about what we've planted up at Muriel Jones and what we've started to...

Jan 23
4 min

From Plot to Plate - Garlic - they've arrived!

Two healthy bulbs of Allium Sativum dropped onto the door mat this week. The Solent White variety that the label says originated in...

Jan 18
5 min

Make your own seed compost

Many seeds need special seed compost. Well they would, wouldn't they? Not any old compost or soil for your seeds - particularly if you...

Jan 17
5 min

From Plot to Plate - Broad Beans - get sowing soon!

We love them. Eaten fresh when they're picked - who remembers the advert with Patsy Kensit? - or gently steamed, added to some nice,...

Jan 16
4 min

From Plot to Plate - Potatoes - it's time to chit!

Our International Kidneys arrived the other day. This is what we said when the postman delivered them to us: From Plot to Plate -...

Jan 16
4 min

From Plot to Plate - our crop plan for 2021 at Muriel Jones

Yesterday we talked about crop rotation and what our possible plans were for 2021. We spoke about crop rotation and why it was important...

Jan 15
3 min

From Plot to Plate - Muriel Jones

We talk about Muriel Jones a lot when we post on Instagram or Facebook or write articles on the website. Many people ask us who or what...

Jan 15
2 min

From Plot to Plate - Potatoes

We've written about potatoes in the past. This is what we said last year: Grow your own - Dig for Victory - Potatoes...

Jan 15
5 min

From Plot to Plate - crop rotation

Before we start to talk about our plan up at Muriel Jones for 2021 we wanted to spend some time talking about crop rotation - what it is...

Jan 14
3 min

From Plot to Plate

There was a time when I thought I'd run a second website. One dedicated specifically to Grow Your Own. I had grand plans to do it...

Jan 8
6 min

Nitrogen. Get your fix here.........

Back in 2019 we wrote about fertilisers. Now whilst it might have sounded a bit like a chemistry lesson there were a few important things...

Nov 10, 2020
7 min

Making your own compost - the importance of greens and browns .

Back in May we wrote an article on making compost. If you missed that you can read about it here https://www.trugandlettuce.co.uk/post/gr...

Sep 29, 2020
3 min

Tools - new or old? Repair or replace?

An accident at the allotment started me thinking. When our tools eventually give up the ghost what should we do? Struggle on and use them...

Sep 28, 2020
7 min

Jobs for the month - collect some seeds.

We've been busy collecting seeds! Seeds from plants that we've pruned back for our customers, seeds from our allotment, seeds from...

Sep 7, 2020
1 min

Sunflowers - from the Auvergne to Somerset.

It all started with a furtive foray into a field in France. We snaffled one of these! Up close the beauty looked like this We had a dream...

Aug 28, 2020
3 min

Jobs for the month - divide your herbaceous perennials

This was job Number One on our list of Top 10 things to do in September. You can find that list here if you missed it:...

Aug 23, 2020
3 min

Hedge trimming - Gorillas in the Hedge - Part 2.

Hedge trimming. It might seem like a bit of a dark art but there's not a lot to it - as long as you have the right kit, perhaps have a...

Jul 3, 2020
4 min

Grow your own - Dig for Victory - Insects - good or bad?

Some of the more frequently questions we get asked include "what's been eating my (insert your plant of choice here)" or "are insects...

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