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Bird Cakes
Despite the title, I’m talking about making cakes for birds, not cakes made out of birds! Our garden has been very busy lately as the temperature starts to plummet – the temperature for the previous post about the allotment was around 4 C (39.2 F) – and the birds are becoming quite demanding! So, I…
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Allotment News 21st November 2023
Despite the very cold weather, Dearest Son and I have managed to make some progress on the plot recently. We are taking it one bay at a time and I even managed to remember to take some photos so I could show you the before and after! The bay we’ve been working on was for…
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Happy #nodigday
In case you forgot or hadn’t seen my previous post – today is No Dig Day!! (see my previous post for more detail about no dig if you don’t already know what it is.).
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No Dig Gardening ~
Did you know November 3rd is No Dig day? To celebrate, I thought I would share with you my recent planting of garlic, onions and shallots – No Dig style. In case you don’t konw what I’m talking about, No Dig (or No Till), is all about a style of gardening wehre the soil is…
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Happy Compost
Worms Worms Worms = Happy Compost! I thought I would share with you what I found when I lifted the lid off one of my compost bins at the allotment at the weekend. I had taken the bucket I keep in the kitchen for peelings, cardboard, scraps etc. When it gets full I take it…
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The beast is in captivity!
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you will be aware of a post where I showed a picture of my suggestively shaped tromboncino squash which was growing in the back garden. It’s a beast and I can now happily inform you – the beast is in captivity (he’s been harvested!) I cut…
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Seed Saving Experiment
I usually try to save some of my own seeds from plants I’ve grown in the year. This year I’ve managed to get: Tomato Nasturtium Peas Coriander Poppy Fennel (or dill, not sure!) Broad beans Calendula Cosmos I left a couple of onion plants on the plot which had grown seed heads. I haven’t tried…
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Autumn on the plot
Its that time of year again on the plot! Although we are still bringing in a fair harvest at this time of year, there are many plants which need to be cleared and composted. I must admit this is a job I tackle with mixed feelings: on the one hand, I enjoy the cutting down…
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PUMPKINS!
Well the day finally arrived when our pumpkins were harvested to see who managed to grow the biggest one this year! No prizes for guessing which one won! The results came in as the following: Pumpkin 1 (on the left) – 132 cm circumference or 52″ 3 stones 11 pounds or 53 pounds in weight…
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Gardening Honesty
As much as I would love to show you pictures of the allotment looking fabulous, it isn’t the case. As in life, you need to pick through the thorns to find the real gems….or some similar metaphor type phrase. With that being said, heres a rundown from our last visit to the plot: From the…
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Laziness or Divine Intervention?
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you’ll be aware of the issues I’ve had at the allotment this year. Of all the things I thought were problems caused by something I’d done, one that constantly niggled at the back of my brain, was the fact I hadn’t finished sewing a new zip onto…
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Why Didn’t I See It Before?
Our garden isn’t big – front or back. Our allotment is 10m x 20m – mental note to self to show you more photos of it. However, in the garden, I have planted several pots of herbs, veg and have tried to sow flower seeds wherever I can find a gap. What I’m finding though,…
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