Thank you OH, Westi and Retropants I think gardening is the thing that keeps us all going. I am so thankful for our garden and seeing things growing now. We are redesigning our garden to make it more user friendly and plan to bring the glass green house from the allotment as it is only a small one. ...

Good morning everyone. Well I am still around and just about gardening. We have had a very tough four years. My daughter died very suddenly three years ago aged 46, we became estranged with my grand daughter who went on to have our first great granchild who we have only seen three times. Then my hus...

Stravaig, I have just seen this post as I am away. I do hope you get to somewhere that gives you peace. Stress is a horrible thing as I can vouch for that. All the very best to you and do keep in touch to let us know how you are getting on. X

Thank you so much for your kind comment Stravaig. I hope everything is as well as can be expected for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and everyone in the Ukraine right now. I was dreading the 7th June but I feel now I have got over that date I need to try and focus. This ye...

So sorry to hear that, what a lovely thought regarding the trees. I must admit I don't have many friends, never have had. I am better on my own or with my oh. We are both the same, which is handy! Most people you meet wonder why you still get upset almost a year on! I hope the rose flourishes.

Thank you for your kind reply OH. I am just ticking over at the moment, not achieving much. I grew lots of dahlia's from seed last year which were very successful and beautiful. I have tried to do this again this year. I also rescued a lot of bulbs that Alison had bought and never had the chance to ...

Hi Catherine,to be honest I’m the same myself my wife passed on 2 years ago me daughter 5 years ago every day is a fight to get myself to move I did very little last year on my plot although I’m having a go this year but it’s mainly trying to rid my plot of rats I think I’m slowly winning that batt...

Dear Catherine, I am sorry to hear about your daughter's death, it would have been a huge shock & with the first anniversary coming up your thoughts are going to be in turmoil, your concentration on gardening limited. It's not loosing your mojo as such but learning to cope with a huge void in y...

Hello, Catherine, nice to hear from you again but I am so sorry to hear about your daughter and can imagine how that hit you hard. Do give your gardening another go this year - it will give you something to look forward to, even if you lose some to pests and other baddies. And do keep joining in th...

We've had our allotment for 22 years and have grown ton's of stuff over the years. Since our daughter died suddenly on the 7th June last year I have lost my mojo. This yearI have only sown a few caulis, broccoli's and cabbages and some lettuce in the polytunnel. Some courgettes, which I have had rea...

Hi Steven. Your comment made me laugh out loud. Never had a reply so long after the original post. We still have problems, but not too often, now he's deaf and watches sport in the consservatory! Drives me mad.

Thank you Westi too many people to upset so cannot comment, will try and send you a message to explain.

Thank you OH Doing my best I have brought all my seeds home from the allotment and am about to start and do a spreadsheet to see what I need for next year. That will keep me busy for a while.

Thank you Stephen. She had been working from home for 18 months and was slightly overweight and hadn't been feeling well for a few weeks. She had a pulmonery embolism. Very quick. Thank goodness. I despair with the other allotments around us. But there is nothing we can do as the people who manage t...

Thank you Primrose, it has been an an extremely difficult time. The majority of plot holders have chickens and no veg. They are not interested in the other plots unless they can have chickens on them. They now all call their plots pens! Not allotments. And unfortunately the answer is no to all your ...