Author Archives: pamwhittle

Posted on February 1, 2018 by pamwhittle

The Caley has launched an exciting new integrated website and blog at http://www.thecaley.org.uk The new website will have all our new blog posts going forward and we have transferred the history too – with a great search facility so you … Continue reading →

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George is getting ready for spring

Posted on January 23, 2018 by pamwhittle

The Greenhouse has been made ready. The bulb foliage is well through the top of the plunge so I have made the decision to lift them out. This is much about the same as last year when I started proceedings … Continue reading →

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It is time for winter veg on the allotment.

Posted on November 4, 2017 by pamwhittle

It was time to tackle the couch grass that had found a home along the north edge of the plot.  A slow job but a satisfying one as the roots are tracked down and eased out. Couch grass had also got … Continue reading →

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It is that time again!!

Posted on October 8, 2017 by pamwhittle

Time to get organised for Spring and the Spring Show.  First task is to look out the Show Schedule and make sure of the pot sizes which are allowed in each section. ( I am growing cut flower so don’t … Continue reading →

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Still plenty to harvest on the allotment

Posted on September 24, 2017 by pamwhittle

There was a lot of rain overnight and everything was soaking so no bonfire today.  The comfrey has grown well this year and we managed another cut off it today making that the third this year.  The green manure sown … Continue reading →

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Autumn is here

Posted on September 17, 2017 by pamwhittle

Autumn is here with the nights getting chilly but there is still plenty of sun around to ripen the apples and hopefully the sweetcorn.   We had the the first of the clearing up bonfires today and we shall need … Continue reading →

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Scotland is blooming

Posted on September 9, 2017 by pamwhittle

2017 was the 51st year for Beautiful Scotland with a theme of birds, bees and trees. The top award – the Rosebowl –  the overall winner across all categories was won by North Berwick in Bloom, for the second year … Continue reading →

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Allotment chores on a pleasant day.

Posted on July 14, 2017 by pamwhittle

A pleasant day to get on with the allotment chores. The strawberries are over so the netting was taken off and put over the area that had grown the shallots and has now been sown with buckwheat as a green … Continue reading →

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Green over gravel 

Posted on July 10, 2017 by pamwhittle

Guest blog from Caley member John Gordon  With approaching forty years  in the horticultural industry I now give myself more time to appreciate and enjoy plants; the training I got at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh must have rubbed off. … Continue reading →

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Still time to find out and see for your self

Posted on June 3, 2017 by pamwhittle

As you enter Gardening Scotland from the North Gate you cannot miss the garden designed for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to mark 100 years of remembrance.  The garden was commissioned by Glen Art a Scottish charity which supports … Continue reading →

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