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Finally transplanting tomatoes and cucumbers into polytunnel
Thanks to the great Scottish weather we’ve had for the last few weeks, my plants are really suffering but I’ve finally managed to get some tomatoes and a few ill-looking cucumbers transplanted into the polytunnel on the plot. I’ve used the string method, where you tie the string to a bar at the top of…
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Garden Plan – Part 3
A quick background to the project in case you have forgotten or haven’t been here before: I replaced the cover on our polytunnel at our allotment and even though it’s a very make-shift cover, it gave me the idea of making a polytunnel (of sorts) for the back garden. Did I have a spare frame?…
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Replacing the greenhouse cover
As I type this, I am in pain! I worked hard for a few hours solid and I am very happy with the result. Regulars to the blog will know my greenhouse has been yellow for some time thanks to a make-shift cover I put on a while ago, but this year I took the…
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Garden Plan – Part 1 and a little allotment time
Hooray, we made it to the allotment and it looked ok even though it’s been a while. It might not have missed me as much as I have missed it but I left with a lighter, happier soul: Brace yourself, things are about to get ugly…. Now for some good news on the garden project…
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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…