Tag Archives: Victoriana Nursery Gardens

How to grow French beans.

Posted on May 16, 2017 by clairesallotment

Have you ever wanted to know how to grow your very own French beans? If the answer is yes, then I have some wonderful news for you. My latest ebook is all about French beans. Click HERE and it’ll take … Continue reading →

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Victoriana Nursery Special Offers

Posted on February 20, 2017 by clairesallotment

For the last three days we’ve woken up to bird song, and had some cracking sunny days. So whilst Winter might not be over Spring is most definitely biting at its heals! With the ground starting to slowly warm up … Continue reading →

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Monday 28th November 2016 – Harvesting Salsify, Horseradish and Jerusalem Artichokes

Posted on November 28, 2016 by clairesallotment

It’s been a while since I’ve been on my allotment, but because it’s November there isn’t much happening. I managed to get on my plot for a couple of hours this morning, and it was great to be back there … Continue reading →

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Thursday 15th September – My first Squashes!!

Posted on September 15, 2016 by clairesallotment

It was another hot day up the allotment today. We reached 30 degrees!! It’s supposed to be about 20 degrees, so what is going on with the weather? It’s all supposed to come to an end tomorrow, with rain and … Continue reading →

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Friday 27th May 2016 – That’s one Tomato done, just all the rest to do!

Posted on May 27, 2016 by clairesallotment

This afternoon I started to pot up my Tomato plants into 6 inch pots. I’ve got 226 tomatoes to pot up, I hope I have enough pots? Oh well, I’ll soon find out. If you’re planting your Tomatoes outside, make … Continue reading →

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Sunday 24th April 2016 – Potting up the Tomato seedlings

Posted on April 24, 2016 by clairesallotment

Oh my I’ve got a lot to do. You pick up the packets of Tomato seeds and think “Oh, they look interesting!”, then you see another one and another one that you just must to have. Before you know it, you’ve … Continue reading →

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Saturday 16th April 2016 – Sowing Pumpkin Seeds

Posted on April 16, 2016 by clairesallotment

April is the perfect time to get your Pumpkin seeds started. What varieties are you growing this year? There are so many to choose from. This year I’m sowing some seeds that I saved from last years crop, and I … Continue reading →

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Thursday 14th April 2016 – Sowing Okra

Posted on April 15, 2016 by clairesallotment

This afternoon I managed to get in the greenhouse for a short while before I started dinner, and I managed to get my Okra “Clemson Spineless” seeds sown. Okra can be a rather fussy plant to grow, as it needs … Continue reading →

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Thursday 14th April 2016 – Lots of new Fruit Bushes

Posted on April 14, 2016 by clairesallotment

What a fun morning I had on my allotment today. I spent nearly 3 hours playing and getting messy. What else would you expect from me? I’ve now finally got in the last of my Potatoes, which is brilliant. So … Continue reading →

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Sunday 10th April 2016 – Fingers crossed for a nice pair of melons.

Posted on April 10, 2016 by clairesallotment

This afternoon I was in the greenhouse sowing more seeds. I’ve nearly finished with all the ones I want to sow in March, yes I know it’s April. Once all the March ones are done, then I can move onto … Continue reading →

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