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A February Weekend on the Allotment
Finally got some progress to show! I’ve been working steadily on one bay at the allotment and I was determined to get it finally finished so we could move on to another area. I am very pleased to say that not only did it get finished, I also got the boundary between it and the…
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Big thaw = Plot progress!
At last we got back to the allotment I was very happy to get back to the plot today after all the ice had finally melted. It’s been hard to see everyone else on YouTube working on their plots or gardens and sowing their seeds and I haven’t been able to get through a wall…
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Over the weather and under it
Finally, we have started to defrost. I was beginning to wonder if I’d ever feel warm again – and I wasn’t the only one: I haven’t been able to get to the allotment for AGES. I can’t sow anything but this is the time of year to get the preparation done. I have paths to…
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Why my allotment gardening is on ice at the moment
I still have a lot of preparations to make on the allotment plot to get it ready for Spring. The Christmas period usually puts things on hold for a little while even though I keep seeing people on YouTube with their Boxing Day or New Year’s Day videos (I don’t know how they manage that).…
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Harvesting in December?!
I wondered if I could harvest 5 different veg from the allotment (after the storm). We went up to the allotment today (Sunday) and I had 2 jobs in mind: to check for damage after the storm and to see if I could get a harvest of 5 types of veg. Well, the good news…
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No snow or aliens on the allotment today
I’ve heard the aliens have landed, the rest of the country is 10 feet deep in snow and we can expect to be nuked at any moment – my preferred course of action is to go to the allotment and leave them to it. I managed to get a surprising amount of work done today,…
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It’s manure time!
I’m not joking and that isn’t code for anything – I’ve been shovelling lots of the stuff. During our latest allotment visit, we finally got the beans down, the last bit of weeding more or less done on one side and the manure shovelling started! Dearest Son dealt with the beans and a lot of…
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Autumnal skies on the plot
I also finally got the last of the garlic planted in the polytunnel. I am aware our clocks go back here in the UK, this weekend which is great for my sleep but not so great for my ability to get to the allotment during the week. As it is, we are racing the sunset…
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A Little Plot Time
We managed a quick trip on the 15th October. I don’t expect to get masses of work done at the allotment at this time of year – it’s pretty cold and we are racing the light when we go up during the week. However, I finally got the last of the weeds out of the…
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2 Plot visits: Potatoes, Pheasant Drama and Prepping for Winter
I managed 2 trips to the plot over the last couple of days which I’m delighted about. We have been working to get the last of the potatoes out and weed the bay at the same time. We are really lucky to have manure (and woodchip) delivered to the allotment site, so the plan is…
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Autumn clearing begins on the allotment
This has to be my favourite time of year for working on the allotment plot. Firstly, my beans are still doing great and producing like crazy. I’ve recently found a ‘new’ recipe for them which has led to everyone in the house eating them very happily (let me know if you want me to do…
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A Momentous Occasion
Just a quick post today but I had to let you know something very special happened today which I have been waiting several years for: Lazarus has given us a cucumber! If you’ve been following the saga you will know I have waited years for this to happen, due to one disaster or another –…
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