https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/?_Action=search&_Constraint=growing Bylawmen's Field Allotments en-gb Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:54:17 GMT Bylawmen's Field Allotments 2010 - 2026 http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 60 Allium leaf miner, which attacks the allium family,onions,leeks shallots and garlic has been present in this country for twenty years but did not ventured north beyond the Midlands but now this has all changed and it is now in our part of the world; Yorkshire. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/266 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/266 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT A versatile and worthwhile crop to grow producing pods in abundance, the surplus which can be frozen throughout the summer. In late summer as the pods become fibrous and stringy the beans can  then be left to form seeds to be eaten fresh and others for harvesting usually around mid October when the pods start to turn brown. These are dried to be used during the winter, after being soaked over night to add to soups and stews. With,of course beans to be saved for sowing the following season. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/265 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/265 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT For several years now I have involved my grandchildren in my allotment but as two live in Sheffield and two live in Newcastle this has not been easy. Nonetheless they have a few raised beds in their gardens. I have one 9 year old grandson living in Leeds who sometimes helps especially when the strawberries, raspberries and peas are ready for picking. This year I came across the concept of ‘square foot gardening’ by Mel Bartholomew and decided to try it out although I had to call it ’30 centimetre gardening’ so my grandchildren could understand the idea. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/258 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/258 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT The notion of planting by the moon goes back to ancient civilisations. You may be familiar with how the movement of the moon influences the rising and the falling of the tides. This influence is not restricted to tides only but actually affects plants and the soil they grow in. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/253 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/253 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT After minimal success in previous years with growing carrots, I decided to go down the designated carrot bed to be covered from sowing to harvest with Environmental netting. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/251 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/251 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT My attempts to grow root crops by sowing seed in the open ground have either failed or germination has been erratic. Also, I think slugs and snails have eaten the seedlings as they emerge from the ground. Yet plot holders on each side of me seem to have no problems! It must be my sowing technique. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/252 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/252 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Growing onions from seed and sets. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/249 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/249 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A Tried and Tested Way to Prevent Attacks By Cabbage Root Fly. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/250 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/250 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT If all the gardening experience of our allotment members were added together it probably comes to nearly 1000 years. We hope to draw on this experience and place it on our site.As we post different methods of growing some of these will be contradictory but will add to the rich tapestry of gardening opinions. https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/247 https://www.byelawmensfield.org.uk/247 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT