Hi everyone, I used to post a lot in a previous Gardens etc until my wife was also diagnosed with cancer just over 2 years ago and she went through such a hard time so my time was taken up with not just Mrs Tvman but I was not good because of the rise and fall of red cells, white cells, neutrophils and platelets.
The good news is that I have a little bit more free time to garden. I never stopped because it's in my DNA to get working in the garden. I'm also a wheelchair user because of a serious back condition called spinal stenosis and the pain is so great that I'm only able to work in short bursts.
So let's see photos of your gardens or allotments, whether they be large or small or maybe you only have room for pots and troughs in a balcony or back yard.
My speciality for the last 40 years is vegetables and I have won hundreds of prizes over the last 20 years or so. I have had vegetables in show that have made me Northern Ireland champion for my sins. Unfortunately, since covid some shows have ceased therefore I haven't entered any for a few years.
I've a few photos below, that's if I can remember how to insert them! It's been a while.
Below is a photo of the contents of my greenhouse, there are tomato plants left and right of the pathway. Also just past the tomatoes are cucumber plants against that have frames for them to climb up. The cucumber variety is Mini Munch, they're a small variety that are sufficient for a few salads
The plants in the large pots below are aubergines, variety Black Beauty and inbetween the pots is a seed tray in which spring onion seeds have been sown which of course haven't germinated yet. Over here in Northern Ireland we call spring onions "scallions" and apart from in salads we have them with butter in mashed potatoes and that dish is called "champ". Believe it or not that was served as a stand alone dish that we had when I was small, some 60 years ago. Just mashed potatoes with small pieces of cut up scallions, cooked slowly in real butter then a dinner plate was loaded up with champ, a hole made in the top and filled with more butter then everything was mixed together and eaten. Along with an Ulster Fry in the morning, no wonder we had the highest rate of heart disease in Europe!
Last photo below for this post is a bed of garlic (on the left), shallots in the foreground and at the far end for those of you eagle-eyed is a few red and white onions that are just 2 or 3 inches high. They are grown from onion sets that are small immature onions and usually come in a net bag weighing 250g and there are about 70 in total.
You'll notice that I have wire netting around the beds, that's because 3 years ago I had a rabbit problem. 35 years without them, 1½ years of rabbits and none since! The wire netting is staying for a while yet!
What about some photos from anyone else?
Tvman
Hi tvman, it's lovely to hear from you, and what a cracking thread, I love my allotment too, but I need a little help these days, I'm a little behind but will soon catch up here in sunny Yorkshire, just a few snaps to share.
Eddie 
I've been on the allotment 15 years, though slowing down, the last pic is from my previous home, taken on the day I moved out to live with my partner
Yes, we've had Nicole, Ben and the children Harry and Lucy since last Monday the 14th and unfortunately we said goodbye to them last night (Saturday) as they went to Belfast for the ferry to Liverpool. So sad. We're hoping to go to theirs in August.
Before they went, Harry and Lucy planted some seed potatoes with me in the field opposite us. Lovely photo below
In the background are some of the 1500 willow trees that I planted before my cancer and spinal stenosis diagnoses in 2025
Tvman x
Today the sunrise shining. Lamb in the oven. Decided my overgrown herb garden needed sorting. Tge little hedge had grown too high so I ordered Hubby to be ruthless and take off 12 inches. It will grown back and then I shall take it down further.
All weeding done. Next Hubby will get compost on it and bark mulch it for me.
Lost a lot of plants with the wet winters but nice to replant with new.
So here are before and after photos
Your a ruthless woman my friend, but needs must, sometimes, do you have any thoughts on what you will be planting,
, have fun.
Eddie xx
Be replacing what we lost, marjoram, oregano, thyme, parsley, chives, not a huge rosemary and sage fan, but Hubby likes them and so do the bees.
I have pot bay leaves and my garden mint. They survived. But my peppermint died.
Main thing is I got out in the sunshine. 
I don't know about u but I do feel the cold easily...think my body temperature gauge is iffy.. haha
I hope u had a good day..
Hugs
