Mid-Suffolk Showground Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, Nr Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 6AT. See the Norfolk Organic events page for more details or visit the potato day website.

As I write it is truly a heat wave, in Oct! But too late for my outdoor toms which are all blighted. I regret not just cutting them down earlier and bringing them in. But, my greenhouse toms are just great.

Join in the OPAL soil and earthworm survey and help scientists learn more about earthworm distribution and the soils they live in - something we know surprisingly little about.

A Farm for the Future by Rebecca Hosking (Youtube video)

The sun has returned, it feels so good, so warm and fresh. Gardening is a pleasure on these days when nature fills you with wonder, and Monty is back on Gardeners World, the world is well again....

What funny weather we have had this year; as I write it is pouring with rain; as I cleared the allotment yesterday and dug down I was amazed how deep the wet soil went; I can almost see the weeds growing. My onions aren't ready. There are looking great, but maybe this wetness won't be good for them.

Taken from Laurence Hills book “Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables” Tried and compared by one of our members.

The scythe is a tool which seems to have gone out of fashion as a useful tool. In actual fact the scythe is enjoying a revival amongst those who are aware of it and it has always been one of my favourite tools.