Paul Williams🌱
@pvt_ak
Lover of life and anything that grows. Allotment newbie in May 2021 and cooking anything that grows in it 🌷🍓
Putting a pin hole in the neck of a tulip stem helps stop them from drooping by releasing air bubbles that can block water uptake. 🌷💧 When tulips are cut, air can get trapped in the stems, preventing them from drinking properly. The tiny hole just below the flower allows that…
These are a few days over now, picked at weekend. First of the gladioli . I love the pink purple hue of these, teased out with come lovely Verbena B in the vase. #flowersinavase #allotment
Oh my… isn’t that a purrrrdy one? Just check out that pink and yellow combo. I’m in love. 😻 #flowers #allotmenteer
Sympathy alert 🔔 Bloods extraction - pin cushion time 🥺 Theraputic time on Lottie needed ❤️🩹 Now bring on those sympathy comments ! #imokbytheway
Competition time - spot the mini pumpkin 🎃 amongst the gorgeous and ever spreading Verbena B . #allotment
Loving allotment life right now and sitting here 9:37 pm — but blimey, don’t you ever step back and think, “How is the to-do list still growing faster than the courgettes?” That’s the magic though — always something to do, learn, or marvel at. Addictive, chaotic, and utterly…
Treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen 💐 The more you cut, the more they bloom – sweet peas don’t sulk, they show off. Snip away and they’ll reward you with scent, colour and pure plot joy. #SweetPeaSeason #CutAndComeAgain #DanglyDivas
Planted out my Chinese cabbage this morning, Interplanted with some long white icicle radish. 1 to eat and 2 sacrificial for flea beetle that seemingly like this variety of cabbage. #allotment #growyourown #chinesecabbage
Early morning at Lottie, you know the drill. Kettle on and a herbal: No sugar, no honey, no faff. Just lemon verbena, and a handful of mint. Added a couple of berries for a hint of plot-grown sweetness — because who needs sugar when the danglies are doing their thing?…
That’s another batch of beetroot-branston style pickle done. Think this will see me through to next summer 👍 I do love the sound of the clink as the lid seals airtight. It’s also a relief ! #food #growyourown #allotment
Sure is a wet Sunday morning - not complaining though, at Lottie harvesting a few bits for preserving eating cooking this week. And of course picking a few flowers. Happy Sunday all. #allotment #GardeningX
Friday night harvests are the best. After a rough week at work it’s the ultimate chill time at Lottie. Food for the weekend/week ahead ❤️ #lovinglife #allotment
No one would have believed ….. #growyourown #allotment 👽👽👽👽
Meet Lillian, guardian of my shed. Lillians career will soon blossom. #flowers #allotment
Your sympathy from earlier got me out at Lottie and tonight I’m full of beans. Or should I say … Plein de haricots ! 😂 #growyourown #allotmenteer
I do believe flower season on Lottie has started ❤️ #allotmenteer #flowers
The basil went a bit rogue and needed a haircut: I’m going to dehydrate the leaves and tender stems for herb use and the flower heads for a flavoured salt 👍 #growyourown #allotment #dehydrating
When I first got my plot 4 years ago, I was a total novice. I saw someone on here share their pond and thought… maybe I could do that too. It’s small, scruffy, and full of frogs, bugs and joy. Sitting beside it now, chuffed. If you’ve got space – even a bucket – add water. Life…
