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Digging the Earth
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🪴 Organic allotment & garden blog
🗓 Est. 2014
🌿 Wellbeing with C-PTSD & GAD
🧠 Neuroscience coach-in-training
📃 IPHM • CPD • CMA acc

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What to Plant Now for Autumn and Winter Crops
As the seasons shift, many gardeners pack away their tools and wait for spring. Yet autumn is far from the end of the growing year. With a little planning, you...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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August – Oh my!

The first of August is here, and I’m in a strange state of limbo at the moment. The kids finished school and college way back on June 18th...

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August 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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August - Oh my!
The first of August is here, and I'm in a strange state of limbo at the moment. The kids finished school and college way back on June 18th. We've spent...
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August 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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How to Store & Preserve Summer Harvests (Without Fancy Equipment)
There’s something super satisfying about picking your own food in the sunshine. Juicy tomatoes, chunky cucumbers, beans climbing over every trellis, and courgettes that somehow triple in size overnight. But...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Mental Health and the Mid-Summer Lull: What the Garden Teaches Me
The rush of spring is over. The allotment, once bursting with urgent tasks and sprouting life, now seems to exhale. It’s mid-summer. The beds are almost full, the weeds are...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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The Digging the Earth Guide to July
July is a month of abundance! The long, warm days encourage steady growth across the allotment, and the lack of rain lately (or this year in fact) remains a challenge...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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📝 Take stock – what worked well this month? Make notes for next year.
Reflection is part of growth.
🗣️ What’s your biggest win (or lesson) this June?
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June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🍏 Thin out apples and pears – it helps the rest grow better.
Sometimes you have to let go of a few things to help the rest flourish.
📏 What have you simplified lately that made a difference?
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June 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌱 Sow dwarf French beans now – they’re quick and reliable before autumn.
A quick grower can be just the boost you need when energy is low.
🥗 What’s your favourite low-effort, high-reward veg?
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June 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🥒 Harvest courgettes small – better flavour and more keep coming.
There’s joy in appreciating things before they outgrow their prime.
💭 Do you have a favourite harvesting habit?
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June 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌶️ Chillies and peppers need sun and shelter – perfect for warm spots.
We all thrive when we’re in the right environment.
🔥 What conditions help you grow your best self?
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June 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌸 Deadhead herbs like basil to keep new leaves coming.
Sometimes letting go of what’s past helps new energy flourish.
🌿 What have you ‘deadheaded’ to make space to grow?
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June 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌱 Tie in French beans gently as they climb – supports = stronger growth.
We all grow better with something to lean on.
🪴 What supports you through life’s tangles?
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June 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌿 Make comfrey tea for a free liquid feed – rich and easy to brew.
Homemade fertiliser feeds the soil – and the soul.
🧪 Do you brew your own plant food or stick with the classics?
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June 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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🍅 Remove side shoots from cordon tomatoes to boost fruit production.
Tidying one thing can bring calm – whether it’s a plant or your mind.
🍅 What garden job helps you feel more in control?
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June 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌞 Summer solstice! The perfect time to sow something new.
Midway through the year is a great moment to reset your intentions.
🌼 What will you plant – literally or metaphorically – today?
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June 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌾 Mulch thirsty plants like courgettes to keep moisture in.
Covering the ground can help growth stay steady – just like protecting your peace.
♻️ What keeps your roots strong in dry spells?
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June 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🧤 Weeding little and often helps crops thrive – and clears your head too.
Pulling weeds helps the garden breathe – and you too.
🧘 What’s your favourite therapeutic garden task?
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June 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌱 Sow Florence fennel now for a late summer harvest.
Some crops – and some dreams – need just the right season to begin.
🧄 What have you waited patiently to grow?
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June 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌽 Sweetcorn likes company – plant in blocks for better pollination.
Growth thrives in community – nature knows it, and so do we.
🌽 Who's part of your growing community?
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June 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🥒 Keep cucumber roots moist to avoid bitter fruit.
Bitterness often comes from dryness – in soil, and sometimes in ourselves.
🌞 How do you stay ‘watered’ when life gets intense?
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June 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🧡 Sow beetroot every few weeks for sweet, tender roots.
Repeat the small, gentle things – they add up to something nourishing.
🍽️ How do you use your homegrown beetroot?
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June 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🫐 Feed fruit bushes now to support healthy fruiting.
Good fruit takes energy – don’t forget to nourish yourself too.
🍇 What fuels you through busy growing seasons?
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June 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🍓 Grow strawberries in hanging baskets – saves space and foils slugs.
Creativity in the garden opens space in the mind too.
📸 What’s your quirkiest growing setup?
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June 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🥔 Earth up your potatoes to protect tubers and increase yields.
A little extra support at the right time can change everything.
👣 What do you “earth up” in life when things feel fragile?
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June 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM