An Organic Yorkshire Allotment - End of June 2011 | Kitchen Gardeners International

Jun 28, 2011

The weather in England has been pretty good this year. After a very cold winter we have had a very dry spring. Over the last month or so it has been warm and fairly wet, which has produced perfect growing condtions.

I've made a little video of progress to date. My camera work is not the best. I use one of those little flip cameras and it seems to zoom in too close. I still have problems talking to a camera. I don't think my mouth is connected to my brain properly.

I think June may be one of the best months in the year for produce. At the moment I'm getting strawberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, calabrese, turnips, peas and onions. I've just made half a gallon of allotment soup, which i will freeze tomorrow.

Well i hope you are having a good growing year in your part of the world. I am now more certain than ever that the secret to success when growing vegetables is to incorporate as much compost as you can get hold of, into the soil in late winter and early spring.

Happy Gardening.

Glenn

ABOUT THE AUTHOR, Allotmentmanyork

I have been a keen organic kitchen gardener for longer than i care to remember. I have an allotment in York, England where i grow as many different fruits and vegetables as the climate will allow.

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Maggie

Tue, 06/28/2011 - 17:38

Hi Glen, What a wonderful start to my day to wake up, go to u tube and have a wander around your summer garden in York. Wow you have so much fantastic food growing. It is mid winter here in Adelaide, we do not get frost here on the plains so we still have capsicums, all sorts of chillies, beautiful

hema

Sat, 11/05/2011 - 03:59

Entry is FREE - lovely cafe area and of course lots of great stands selling crystals, gifts, candles. Reiki Healers, Tarot and much more.Conservatory air conditioning

Allotmentmanyork

Wed, 06/29/2011 - 04:58

Hi Maggie Its good to hear from you. Although our climate of late has been good for gardening i still envy you and your climate. Last week we had a weeks holiday in Cornwall which is in the south of England.

david e kelley

Thu, 06/30/2011 - 07:48

Glenn. I took a stroll through your garden, and was both impressed with the abundance and variety of food you achieve in the available area, and envious of the healthy green vegetables due to your June weather. June at my home was nearly all above 100 f. with little rain.

Everett

Thu, 06/30/2011 - 19:37

Thanks for the update Glenn, it seems that a month is a lifetime in a garden.

johannagreen

Mon, 07/04/2011 - 16:51

Hi Glenn, Thank you for the garden tour. I especially liked your flowers for the bees. I need to do more for my bees and those were some good ideas. Thanks again. -Johanna

Roger Doiron

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 00:40

And sounding good too! I just wanted to let you know that I was able to embed your video so that others can watch it on this page. Nice job! I'm planning on featuring it in this month's newsletter and look forward to any future videos you might do.

Simcha

Wed, 07/06/2011 - 08:06

Your Allotment is fantastic so bountiful, everyone there must be envious you have done a great job.

Allotmentmanyork

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 13:37

Hi Everyone Thankyou for your positive comments. Thankyou Roger for for adding the video to the site, this has doubled the number of people who have watched it. I suppose my garden may be slightly different from yours in that my soil is quite moist and the rainfall is reasonably consistent.

Africanaussie

Mon, 07/11/2011 - 20:30

Glen I really enjoyed that tour of your allotment. What a bountiful harvest you have - chockablock full, and such a variety! thanks for doing that so that we can see firsthand - just like strolling around your allotment.

Allotmentmanyork

Mon, 07/11/2011 - 23:20

Thanks Gillian I,ve only copied what you were doing in your garden. I presume the weather is a bit cooler where you are, now that it is your winter. I guess it does not get cold in Winter. I,m just setting off to the Yorkshire Show now. Good to hear from you. Glenn

Maggie

Mon, 02/27/2012 - 13:20

Hi Glen and Gillian and all who read this. I have not been blogging or commenting for awhile. We are busy helping our, 3, 90 year olds wth all their health problems. My Mum looks after my dad who has dementure at home so I spend a lot of time with them, and lack energy and motivation when I come ho

Allotmentmanyork

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:34

Hi Maggie. It,s good to hear from you and to get news from down under. I,m glad you are busy, it means you are fit and well. My parents passed away a number of years ago, so i don,t have the worry of looking after them. I,m sure it would be time consuming if they were still here.

You can grow your own food. We can help.

An Organic Yorkshire Allotment - End of June 2011

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