The Plot Thickens - No-Dig, Allotment Living

The Final Ep.

Our final episode! After two years of weekly chats, Karin and Vicky have loved sharing The Plot Thickens with you. They’ve built up a whole library of episodes together

Pottering

Vicky has had her solo day on the allotment and made the most of it. Karin is planning how to reduce the work for the autumn, and is not sowing any more seeds this summer

Putting Beds to Bed

Whislt there's still lots of roots in the soil and food to harvest, we are turning our attention to the early autumn months and the plans afoot for how we will prep our p

This and that

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Soil squad is expanding!

Vicky has had confirmation that the SoliSquad can expand laterally, doubling the potential for community composting.

Comfrey Tea Smells

Two tips from Karin this week; 1) It's not a good idea to put your comfrey leaves in your house water-butt, next to your back door. 2) Place a cane at the root of your

Onion problems

Vicky has had problems with her ‘talk of the allotment town’ onions.

Groundswell 2025

Vicky took a trip to Groundswell again this year and indulged in 2 full days of soil talk. Join us for the high level debrief of the main take aways - mostly from guests

Open Piles

We’re having a natter about this week's plot musings, Soil Squad’s first ever Open Morning. Vicky and Karin share their not-so-secret dreams of windrows, cow manure, and

Burying Bokashi

Apologies for the sniffles, the early morning pollen has effected Vicky's clarity of sound in this episode! Another beautiful early record at Karin's shed on Sunday morn

Johnson Su workshop debrief

A sunny morning on the plot where Vicky and Karin talk through last weekend's VERY enjoyable Johnson Su workshop on the Soil Squad plot.

Soil & Salve

Karin and Vicky share the latest from their plots from harvest onions and garlic to thinning out fennel. We have the sweetest surprise that arrives in the post from a lov

Nesting robins

It has been a busy half term, and finally some rain. Vicky has robins nesting in her ivy, scuppering her neighbour's plan of a new fence. Karin is excited about her new B

A Touch of Frost

Karin's Plot 2 is exposed to the elements on the allotment and her new seedlings have suffered from frost damage this week. She was thankfully the wilting plants were cau

A weekend of Bokashi chat

The weekend has been busy with stalls at the local school fair and St Albans Spring Festival, having lots of meaningful conversations all about Bokashi and Soil Squad.

No, No Mow May

Why do we grow our lawns to cultivate a home for wildlife throughout the month of May, welcome a rich tapestry of creatures into the long grass, only to mow them all down

Viking ships and poorly worms

Vicky has possibly composted her worms in her wormery, making it very slow indeed. Karin's new plot is taking shape with a delivery of compost.

Bokashi for Balconies

We hosted a Bokashi composting workshop last weekend and we loved the challenge of how you bokashi on a balcony and use all of your food waste! Karin has never sowed as

Weeding with forks

The Easter weekend has been a busy one with birthdays, family lunches and some time spent on the allotment. Vicky's rhubarb has bolted and Karin has found a way of using

Sow what.

The sowing continues - Karin's running out of window sills and Vicky's finally got her seed compost out and is on a mission to play catch up!