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6. Tour around my Allotment Plot for June 2025
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yaac9-18efa77 On this week’s episode of the My Slice of Life podcast, I’m taking you on a complete tour of my Scottish allotment plot for the end of June 2025. Join me as I fill you in on what has gone well, what isn’t going to well and what still needs to be done –…
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Growth in the garden!
I haven’t done a gardening update for a while and there has been a lot happening. For one, I’ve made a new friend in the garden! First of all, I’ll show you what I’ve had to deal with on the plot. I swear, my workload would be cut down if other people were just a…
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Pond In Garden Brings A Visitor
I put a small pond in the front garden last year, just using a tyre and some lining. I decorated around it by making a fairy garden and I have been very pleased with it even though I didn’t see any wildlife using it…until now. We have a regular visitor to the garden who comes…
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4. Holiday Vs Garden – How to make sure your plants survive your vacation!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cxvsk-18d8ee3 Go on holiday or look after the garden? It’s a struggle for every gardener at some point so this week in the My Slice of Life podcast, I go through some ideas which will help you have a holiday and still have a garden when you get back! From free and easy do…
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3. 10 Encouraging Gardening Truths Every Gardener Should Know
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rj5xb-18cb67c Every gardener needs to hear these 10 gardening truths – whether you’re a total beginner, have a huge homestead, an allotment plot, back garden or a few pots on your windowsill, this episode is for you. This week I’m sharing heartfelt reminders, gentle advice, and a few hard-earned lessons from the plot –…
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Car trouble + garden issues = a difficult week to find the wins
I have tried, I swear I have. I’ve prepped beds, weeded like my life depended on it, checked the weather forecast…frequently but I still haven’t got the plot fully planted. I have finished putting up the supports for the peas & beans and even got peas planted out. When I went back up to put…
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2. Allotment News: Feeling Behind, Plot Envy & Other Gardening Stories!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k8z42-18c4998 Feeling behind in the garden this year? You’re not alone! In this episode of My Slice of Life, I share what’s really going on at my UK allotment – racing the season, comparing my plot to picture-perfect ones, and battling weeds that seem to grow faster than anything else. There’s also the chicken wire…
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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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1. This is what gardening means to me!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-d9t66-18ba55f Happy Birthday to me! 🎉To celebrate, we’re kicking off the My Slice of Life podcast 2.0 — ok, it doesn’t have a new name, but it does have a new feel. In this special episode, I’m sharing from the heart about what gardening really means to me. Some of what I talk about here I…
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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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