Monthly Archives: May 2016

Monday 30th May 2016 – Potting up Romanesco Cauliflowers!

Posted on May 30, 2016 by clairesallotment

This afternoon I potted up all my Romanesco Cauliflowers into 3 inch pots. These are wonderful little gems, if you can find them. None of the boring white cauliflowers for us. There are loads of different ones you can buy. If … Continue reading →

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Monday 30th May 2016 – Potting up Cucamelons

Posted on May 30, 2016 by clairesallotment

This morning I popped into the greenhouse to pot up my Cucamelon seedlings into 3 inch pots. They’re a wonderful alternative to growing Cucumbers. They tend not to suffer from Powdery Mildew, or any other bugs and diseases, which is … Continue reading →

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Friday 27th May 2016 – That’s one Tomato done, just all the rest to do!

Posted on May 27, 2016 by clairesallotment

This afternoon I started to pot up my Tomato plants into 6 inch pots. I’ve got 226 tomatoes to pot up, I hope I have enough pots? Oh well, I’ll soon find out. If you’re planting your Tomatoes outside, make … Continue reading →

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Thursday 26th May 2016 – Peppers, Chillies and an Aubergine!

Posted on May 26, 2016 by clairesallotment

Today I spent 4 hours on my allotment, which was so much fun. I know to some people it would sound like the worst thing possible, but not for me. It was a very warm day today, and I wished … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 25th May 2016 – Well that looks better!

Posted on May 25, 2016 by clairesallotment

I was on my plot this morning for about 2 and a half hours, before I had to be somewhere else about 1pm. Still even in that short time, I got a huge amount done. The aim of today was … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 24th May 2016 – Gosh I’ve got lots done today!

Posted on May 24, 2016 by clairesallotment

This morning was another split morning. I was at my allotment for about 50 minutes getting done what I could before I left to go and see another film at our local Odeon. Today I went o see “Our Kind … Continue reading →

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Monday 23rd May 2016 – What are those bugs?

Posted on May 23, 2016 by clairesallotment

I had a great time on my allotment this today. It was full of the joys of cutting grass, weeding, clearing out one of my compost heaps and putting the contents in old tyres and then planting Strawberries in those … Continue reading →

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Saturday 21st May 2016 – All my Beans are in!!

Posted on May 21, 2016 by clairesallotment

Yesterday I went and bought another 2 bags of 120 litres of Multi Purpose compost. Hopefully this should do me for a while, but I expect I’ll have to buy some more because of all the millions (slight exaggeration) of … Continue reading →

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Friday 20th May 2016 – The perfect way to end the week!

Posted on May 20, 2016 by clairesallotment

This week has been very busy, nothing unusual there. But very busy on my allotment and in my greenhouse. It’s not often that I get an entire week to be able to spend at both these. I arrived on my … Continue reading →

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Thursday 19th May 2016 – Cabbages, Rhubarb, Radish and Spinach

Posted on May 19, 2016 by clairesallotment

Another busy day on the allotment, and another split day on the allotment. I spent about 40 minutes this morning cutting grass and weeding one of my Rhubarb beds. It’s got a bit over grown since we had all that … Continue reading →

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