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Tuesday 21st May 2013 – Picked my first radish today!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by clairesallotment

Today was a better day, still a little cloudy, but at least it was dry. So this morning I carried on with methodically going through each bed and weeding them. I’m still on the potatoes, so I’m earthing them up … Continue reading →

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Monday 20th May 2013 – Day spent tidying the front garden.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well the weather was a bit crap today, so going down the allotment would have been a disaster, so instead I had the wonderful job of giving the front garden a bit of a tidy up and put a few … Continue reading →

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Race for Life Saturday 1st June 2013 in Clapham Common.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

Yes it’s that time of year again when I sweat it out by taking part in the 10k Race For Life. This year I’ll be doing the 10k on Saturday 1st of June in Clapham Common. Mark is most probably … Continue reading →

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Friday 17th May 2013 – Make sure the fork is in the ground firmly, otherwise it’ll fall on your head!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

This happened to me this morning. The soil was a bit hard, and I thought the large fork was in enough, but as I bent down to do some weeding it fell towards me and donked the left hand side … Continue reading →

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Thursday 16th May 2013 – Half and hour to spare

Posted on May 16, 2013 by clairesallotment

When you’ve only got 30 minutes to spare in the greenhouse it’s necessary to set the timer. Not only because the dinner will burn, but just in case other reasons arise…. I had 30 minutes to sort out my Kale … Continue reading →

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Thursday 16th May 2013 – Has a slight frost last night on the site.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well I was out last night, and didn’t realise that it was that cold, but when I looked at my potatoes this morning they’d got a bit of frost damage. Not to worry, as it was only a little bit. … Continue reading →

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Birdcam #4 – Hatched! – Claire’s Allotment part 202

Posted on May 15, 2013 by clairesallotment
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Wednesday 15th May 2013 – Afternoon spent in the greenhouse pottering about.

Posted on May 15, 2013 by clairesallotment

I’m still waiting for the migraine that came on on Monday to finally go. So going down the allotment when I can barely think straight isn’t the right place to be. Yesterday was basically wasted because of it, so I … Continue reading →

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This made me smile so much.

Posted on May 14, 2013 by clairesallotment

Sean James Cameron found this, it’s just brilliant. Thank you Eva for watching, I hope you have a brilliant year.

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Tuesday 14th May 2013 – My babies have arrived!!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by clairesallotment

Now I usually plug the bird camera into the back of the TV after everyone has gone, but this morning I plugged it in before they went, and I’m so glad I did. There they were about 5 little baby … Continue reading →

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