A holiday on your own is very peaceful, although it's nice when Mabel visits me and Lucy comes to purr against my pole”
January 2012
Your very first task this month is to make a list of all your seeds needed for the spring and summer and get them ordered. Mr Stanford uses the Real Seed Company (see 'links')
Then you must think about potatoes, more of which in the update very soon.
Welcome to Appleton Allotments and my website.
I know its unusual, a website by a scarecrow, but I can't scare, so I study the allotmenteers, their plots, and the moon.
There are five allotmenteers; The Director - on whose plot I stand, Mr S - who knows all about Scaring Pests, Mabel - who bakes cakes for everyone and you can find her recipes in Mabel's Recipes, Duffus the plumber - who knows how to make worm hotels (see Children's Page) and Gary - but you'll have to press the Appleton Allotment signpost to find out more about him - he doesn't understand about scarecrows.
I've tips on bonfires and plot layouts under New Allotmenteers and in Wildlife Care there are ideas about what to grow for vegetable friendly insects.
Under Plot Update, you'll find all the current news, moon considerations for planting and top tips - only the allotmenteers don't always agree on these.
I'm the only scarecrow on the plot, and I don't mind, only sometimes it's nice to have company; so if you've a question, or would just like to say hello, please do email me in Contacts.
Gentle flaps
Alice Scarecrow
Appleton Allotments
Alongside the Orchards
By the pond
Under the sky
“Cultivating goodness”