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Elspeth Scott
Elspeth Scott, aka Urban Fox, writes a monthly column about her allotment
Urban Fox: All's quiet on the allotment save for the wildlife
Urban Fox
Elspeth Scott continues her allotment diary. Foxes and wildlife are the main visitors at this time of year but some shoots are beginning to show.
Urban Fox: Chatter in the trees and work to be done shoring up the beds
Urban Fox
Elspeth Scott continues her diary from the allotment with an update on the winter work being done and celeriac and cabbage still providing a harvest.
Urban Fox: Unusual to be harvesting cucumbers in Autumn
Urban Fox
The recent Indian summer in West London has caused the allotment to do some late sprouting, writes Elspeth Scott .
Urban Fox: Making the most of the extra few weeks of summer
Urban Fox
Elspeth Scott updates readers on the latest goings on at the allotment and how the extended summer has produced a second harvest.
Urban Fox: Charles Ross apple tree and Victoria Plum do a star turn
Lifestyle Opinion
Elspeth Scott updates readers on the progress of her allotment, with bountiful fruits now flourishing after the summer.
Urban Fox: Plot thickens thanks to the glorious summer
Lifestyle Opinion
Elspeth Scott updates readers on more goings on at the allotment, including photographs of the plot in full bloom.
Urban Fox: Potatoes are now tall and bushy
Urban Fox
Summer has arrived and the allotment is in full bloom in this week's Urban Fox by Elspeth Scott
Urban Fox: Keen to be eating my own produce again
Lifestyle Opinion
Charlotte potatoes will be the first to be harvested as the allotment begins to grow at greed speed, in Elspeth Scott's latest allotment column.
Urban Fox: Allotment is growing at great speed as May arrives
Lifestyle Opinion
'For an all too brief time the apple tree was full of its delicate pink and white blossom'. Elspeth Scott updates readers on the progress of her allotment.
Urban Fox: Work to do to rid the allotment of its small moat
Lifestyle Opinion
Elspeth Scott has her work cut out at the allotment draining the waterlogged soil and looking ahead to new things she can plant
Urban Fox: Allotment remains a muddy business
Lifestyle Opinion
Elspeth Scott welcomes the early signs of spring to the allotment and begins to plant for the summer
Urban Fox: Lime green caterpillars bring colour to the allotment
Lifestyle Opinion
In this week's column Elspeth Scott welcomes the arrival of caterpillars and a few welcome days of sun on the allotment
Urban Fox: Run of bad weather takes its toll on the allotment
Lifestyle Opinion
In her latest diary from the allotment Elspeth Scott takes stock of the impact from recent heavy rains and plans for the future
Urban Fox: Wild strawberry plants flourish despite the on-set of winter
Lifestyle Opinion
In this month's Urban Fox Elspeth Scott reflects on the arrival of winter at the allotment
Urban Fox: Aubergine discovery as a I cleared the flower beds
Lifestyle Opinion
The allotment is still green for this time of year and still yielding surprises, writes Elspeth Scott
Urban Fox: A bumper crop of plump and rosy apples
Lifestyle Opinion
This summer was predicted to be a good season for apples following a late spring, as it gives the trees a chance to put more stored energy into producing the blossom, the bees have by then emerged from hibernation and can pollinate the flowers to create the fruit.