Growing, trying to bake a birthday cake, and get a children’s party ready, as well as volunteering in a school and a local allotment community to learn how to put up a greenhouse! It was all go up to the end of 2025 on the plot 13a! There is still the ever ongoing challenge with bindweed The plot was quite a bit tidy up when I took it on and I am still in the process early this spring of getting this completely level. Last year was a bit of a wing it method where I just wanted to get some plants in the soil to see how they would get on and also to get to know the space for growing. It wasn’t perfect, I had just moved home so I may have taken on more than I could chew last year, but we pushed on and this year I am hoping to learn a lot more, try different methods and try to make the most of growing on the plot for 2026 🪴 You can find more videos on my YouTube under the name plot13a diaries, I will be uploading some videos from last year and sharing updates on the plots development this spring here in the group! https://youtube.com/@plot13adiaries?si=edkVpFhz0rZaUw_b

Hello and welcome! With spring approaching here in the northern hemisphere in the UK, I am getting very excited to get started for the productive (hopefully) growing season ahead. I started filming my experience at the Allotment last year on my YouTube channel grow sloww, I chose this name because I didn’t want to give anyone the pressure or idea that they needed to have gardening figured out straight away. I am always learning! And I do not claim to be a professional in any way! Last year was challenging for me after the passing of my dad, there were some delays and challenges along the way, but this year I am coming back stronger with New hopes to bring to the Allotment plot 13a 💚 I’ve started off with some beautiful flowers for the pollinators some trap crop flowers and some veggies! - Sweet peppers - Parsnips - Chilies - Onions - Chamomile - Peppermint - Chives - Red chicory - Marigold’s & nasturtiums - Verbena - Stock - Snapdragons - Fox gloves - Hollyhocks - And many more.. Now I don’t claim that any of these will fully survive the process 🤣🌱 it all depends on how they do in the greenhouse once we get things going! So welcome in following along my journey do share your experiences and questions and I look forward to seeing what we can share and experience in this community 🪴 happy growing 🌱✨🫶🏻https://youtu.be/0nsJvzCFK5A?si=YguULDBWp9XBR0W8