Amber Furrow https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/ An allotment diary by Lorenzo Paget. en-gb Less herbs, more mulchhttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/less-herbs-more-mulch/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/less-herbs-more-mulch/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:44:00 GMTThe best advice I got was just to slow down. This got going as a quick note and slowly turned into something longer. The case for wild tomatoeshttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/the-case-for-wild-tomatoes/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/the-case-for-wild-tomatoes/Sun, 31 May 2026 15:24:00 GMTThere is no single right way to approach sowing seeds, but some ways are kinder than others. On composting and saving seedhttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/on-composting-and-saving-seed/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/on-composting-and-saving-seed/Sat, 02 May 2026 04:46:00 GMTThe overgrown part is hardly ever the hard part; consistency is. I sow a little too early every spring and never seem to learn. Field notes from the orchardhttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/field-notes-from-the-orchard/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/field-notes-from-the-orchard/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:13:00 GMTThe best advice I got was just to slow down. Notes on wildflowershttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/notes-on-wildflowers/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/notes-on-wildflowers/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:36:00 GMTI like wildflowers that shows the marks of how it was made. The soil is better every year, mostly because I stopped digging it. Starting over with pruninghttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/starting-over-with-pruning/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/starting-over-with-pruning/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:36:00 GMTLeave some corners messy; the insects will thank you. Nothing here requires a rain barrel, though it does make things easier. Growing pruning in a small spacehttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/growing-pruning-in-a-small-space/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/growing-pruning-in-a-small-space/Sun, 18 May 2025 02:42:00 GMTNone of this is new, and that is partly why it works. This got going as a quick note and slowly turned into something longer. The November gardenhttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/the-november-garden/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/the-november-garden/Sun, 04 May 2025 00:12:00 GMTLeave some corners messy; the insects will thank you. Saving seed means next year’s garden starts this autumn. A drought-tolerant bed for pruninghttps://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/a-drought-tolerant-bed-for-pruning/https://1c.cloudserverblack.space/notes/a-drought-tolerant-bed-for-pruning/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:04:00 GMTCompost is slow magic, and it cannot be rushed. I am still not sure I have it right, but it is closer.