John G
@grumpy-gardener49.bsky.social
Keen Allotmenteer and amateur birder.
Believe it or not, 1 potato plant lifted this morning. Accoustic, 2nd earlies.
July 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Believe it or not, 1 potato plant lifted this morning. Accoustic, 2nd earlies.
Can you identify this for me please Debra?
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
July 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Can you identify this for me please Debra?
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
I move it twice with one IBC at the end and one in the middle.
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter
July 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I move it twice with one IBC at the end and one in the middle.
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter
Can anyone identify this for me plz?
July 12, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Can anyone identify this for me plz?
Is this a small magpie?
July 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Is this a small magpie?
My first night of trapping moths last night.
21 different I think.
21 different I think.
July 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
My first night of trapping moths last night.
21 different I think.
21 different I think.
Gatekeeper down the allotment the other day
July 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Gatekeeper down the allotment the other day
Superb.
A set to in our garden the other night.
A set to in our garden the other night.
July 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Superb.
A set to in our garden the other night.
A set to in our garden the other night.
A bit of bother in the night.
July 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A bit of bother in the night.
Really pleased with the wildflower bed at the allotment this year.
June 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Really pleased with the wildflower bed at the allotment this year.
Tomatoes coming along well.
June 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Tomatoes coming along well.
4 hedgehogs last night.
Will have to start buying food in bulk.
Will have to start buying food in bulk.
May 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
4 hedgehogs last night.
Will have to start buying food in bulk.
Will have to start buying food in bulk.
3 hedgehogs this morning
May 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
3 hedgehogs this morning
Fox and hedgehog meet.
They both like the hedgehog food
They both like the hedgehog food
March 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Fox and hedgehog meet.
They both like the hedgehog food
They both like the hedgehog food
I start leeks and onions in polystyrene fish boxes and leave them in there until ready to plant out.
The tops need trimming occasionally when they get too tall.
The tops need trimming occasionally when they get too tall.
March 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I start leeks and onions in polystyrene fish boxes and leave them in there until ready to plant out.
The tops need trimming occasionally when they get too tall.
The tops need trimming occasionally when they get too tall.
Hedgehog enjoying her supper tonight
March 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hedgehog enjoying her supper tonight
Early broad beans planted out and brassica bed limed
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Early broad beans planted out and brassica bed limed
Kettle going nicely down the plot
March 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Kettle going nicely down the plot
Tomatoes looking good
February 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Tomatoes looking good
I bought a maxdone PH960W trail camera with a small solar panel. You download to phone by Bluetooth so you don't have to remove the card.
It's been on for 4 weeks and I haven't had to charge it yet.
It's amazing.
It's been on for 4 weeks and I haven't had to charge it yet.
It's amazing.
February 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I bought a maxdone PH960W trail camera with a small solar panel. You download to phone by Bluetooth so you don't have to remove the card.
It's been on for 4 weeks and I haven't had to charge it yet.
It's amazing.
It's been on for 4 weeks and I haven't had to charge it yet.
It's amazing.
Hedgehog back again this morning
February 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Hedgehog back again this morning
Peppers, chillies, onions and broad beans doing well in the greenhouse.
February 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Peppers, chillies, onions and broad beans doing well in the greenhouse.
Peppers and chillies doing well
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Peppers and chillies doing well
Good to see the female blackcap and the nuthatch back this morning. Pity they weren't here this weekend.
January 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Good to see the female blackcap and the nuthatch back this morning. Pity they weren't here this weekend.