On the Allotment

Growing your own fruit and veg down the allotment.

The allotment in June

Posted on June 20, 2010 | Leave a comment

Is now pretty full; its just the main planting of  brassicas to go now and that will be done on our return.

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So far sow good

Posted on May 9, 2010 | Leave a comment

Andrew has planted out the most recent gutter of peas,  put in the maincrop potatoes and sown beetroot and carrots.

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The Great Potato Plot

Posted on April 14, 2010 | Leave a comment

Traditionally Good Friday is the day for planting early potatoes, but it was a miserable day so Andrew planted them on Easter Monday.  He has also started to put together a fruit cage (recycled from various sources around the soft fruit)

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Wanton Vandalism

Posted on April 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

Andrew has now prepared all the beds and was feeling pleased with progress until he got a phone call two days ago telling him, in his capacity as chairman, that vandals had broken in overnight and caused quite a lot of damage.  This sort of mindless destruction is so depressing.

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Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Posted on March 18, 2010 | Leave a comment

Andrew has tidied up the soft fruit beds and mulched them with well-rotted manure and  dug one bed after spreading more manure on it in readiness for the potatoes.

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