Monthly Archives: September 2013

Everything is alright with the world when you grow your own.

Posted on September 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

Take at look at this Chipotle Ad……Makes you realise that home grown and free range is the best.

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Monday 16th September 2013 – Rhubarb and Ginger jam

Posted on September 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well, with the load of Rhubarb that I picked from the allotment the other day, I needed to make something with it. You get to a stage where you’ve had enough of crumbles and pies, so I was looking round … Continue reading →

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Oh look, I’ve been nominated!!

Posted on September 13, 2013 by clairesallotment

Mark just found the “Grow Your Own Gardening Awards” nominations online and you can vote for little old me!! It’s so exciting, take a look at “Category 23 – Best Blog”. Click here to go straight to the page. P.S: … Continue reading →

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Thursday 12th September 2013 – Lots more harvested, and my goodies box got very heavy.

Posted on September 13, 2013 by clairesallotment

I’m a strong little soul as you can most probably imagine, especially with bell ringing, and all that digging on the allotment. But what I harvested today even put my muscles to the test. I managed to harvest all my … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 11th September 2013 – Another strange find.

Posted on September 13, 2013 by clairesallotment

Having dug up some more rogue potatoes from in between the Purple Dwarf French Beans, stripped the Rhubarb down to the bare essentials (oh my, there was a huge amount of it. I’ve given some to my friend Sally, and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 10th September 2013 – Beans, beans, and yet more beans.

Posted on September 10, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well the runner beans have practically finished, so after I’d harvest what I could I pulled them out and put them in the compost heap. Runner beans are very high maintenance, not as easy as French Beans at all. They’re … Continue reading →

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September Sale at Victoriana Nursery Gardens, and Chilli Day

Posted on September 9, 2013 by clairesallotment

I got this from Victoriana, it’s their latest offers, and information about their Chilli and Craft Day on Saturday 21st September. If you’re free, pop along to see them. Also there’s a 20% off Fruit trees, use the Code SEP13. … Continue reading →

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Puppets are so cool, who couldn’t love them.

Posted on September 6, 2013 by clairesallotment

I’ve been brought up on The Muppets, and when Emily was a baby, we just had to sit down and watch Sesame Street. I think that Elmo is our favourite, but check out this wonderful scene between Tom Hiddleston and … Continue reading →

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Thursday 5th September 2013 – Is it just me, or do all vegetable look like a part of the body?

Posted on September 5, 2013 by clairesallotment

Another scorcher of a day today, I think it reached about 29 again, if not higher. It’ll all change tomorrow as we’re due for a load of rain this evening, and tomorrow. But we do need it, so I mustn’t … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 4th September 2013 – Kids are both back to school, so I spent the morning down the allotment.

Posted on September 4, 2013 by clairesallotment

Emily went back yesterday, but George started secondary school today. He looked so grown up in his new uniform. He had a great first day, but both the kids have got blisters from their new shoes, so I’ll have to … Continue reading →

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