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Dandelion Coffee
I’d heard about dandelion coffee for a while and wanted to try making my own, but would it be any good? I realise a lot of people are not too fond of dandelions in their garden and I have been on a mini-mission to change that. When they were in full bloom, I put up…
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Busy days & Weird weather
This is a strange time of year in a way. I’ve been busy sowing seeds, preparing beds and doing all those garden sort of jobs for a while now as some of you will be aware. I’ve put some things into the allotment but not many due to the weather. We’ve had a few warm…
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A-Frames and ‘Rustic’ Pea Supports!
It’s all about the legumes on the plot Can you guess where I’ve been? Yes, the plot was calling. Actually, I thought I’d done a post earlier last week to fill you in but apparently not…tut tut. So to put things right: Early last week, we went back up to the plot and I put…
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Seedlings, Slugs & Some Success – Gardening Update
In case you think I’ve been sitting in the sun doing nothing, I thought I’d do a little update about what has been happening garden wise this past week. I’ve tried a couple of different slug traps which used flour, yeast, water and sugar was in one of them. Have to confess, I didn’t have…
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Dandelion Biscuits
Since this weeks episode of the podcast was about the folklore of dandelions, I thought I would share with you a couple of recipes I have for making dandelion biscuits. I have to confess I have no idea where I got these from so I can’t give the proper acknowledgements – I’ll just say thank…
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What’s the weirdest thing you’ve found in your garden?
We found something weird in our allotment at the weekend! If you garden a lot or have an allotment plot, the chances are you’ve come across a few unusual finds from time to time. On our plot we have found everything from glass, pottery pieces, nails and the like. Once, I even found the legs…
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Carrots + Egg Tray (Take 2)
Carrot growing in an egg carton? I’m giving it another go but this time I’m doing it a little differently! Last year, I tried to grow carrots in egg trays but I went big – too big. The cartons dried out which is a problem whenever you grow something in cardboard. I got a few…
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The Chicken Wire/Compost Bin Saga!
I think I can declare victory on this one – finally Well I made it up to the plot, filled with unnatural levels of determination to get the chicken wire cut and put underneath the dalek compost bins. I planned to put 3 layers of it down, at angles so no more little ratty or…
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Veg, Vibes & Chicken Wire!
Allotment update We went to the plot on Sunday even though I wasn’t quite feeling in the mood. I don’t know what it was but I’ve heard it described as ‘meh’. When we got there, I tried to focus on what actually needed done and one thing I had to do was water the broad…
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I only wanted some chicken wire!
I’ve had a strange afternoon. As some of you may know, I’ve had an issue with rats recently. So, in an attempt to gain control of the situation, I have the traps I mentioned in yesterday’s post and today was the day we went to pick up the chicken wire. I took the back road…
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Rat Traps & Tomatoes
Making Garden Plans! I’ve been a busy little bee since we last spoke. After the whole rat incident, I have taken steps to reduce the possibility of that happening ever again. Tomorrow (Friday), I’m going to pick up some chicken wire which someone is very kindly giving me. There is enough that I’ll be able…
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Well, that was emotional
Latest plot visit did NOT go to plan I recently told you about the baby rats in the compost bin and yes, we did actually think they were cute. We had some long discussions at home about how to tackle the situation and agreed we would get some humane traps so they could be relocated.…
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