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Friday 4th December 2015 – My plants are very confused.

Posted on December 8, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now it doesn’t take much to confuse me, as I’m sure you’d figured out over the time that I’ve been blogging and so forth. But it seems that the weather is really confusing my plants as well. I was up … Continue reading →

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Allium Leaf Miner

Posted on December 3, 2015 by clairesallotment

Oh the horrors that lurk in your Onions, Leeks and Garlic!! You may remember that a little while ago I pulled up all my Leeks. If you don’t remember, well I did. I bought them home and gave them a … Continue reading →

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Claire’s Allotment part 267 – Harvesting Horseradish

Posted on December 2, 2015 by clairesallotment
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Wednesday 2nd December 2015 – It smells so good!!

Posted on December 2, 2015 by clairesallotment

There are certain crops that you harvest that smell fairly nice, and then there are other crops that smell so good!! I harvested one of those today. About 4 years ago now I planted a small Horseradish plant which I … Continue reading →

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Amazing discounts from Victoriana!!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by clairesallotment

I received an email from Victoriana Nursery Gardens today and thought I’d share it with you all. 20% off Fruit Trees & Soft Fruits – 10% off Everything Else! Now is the perfect time for planting Tree Fruits and Soft … Continue reading →

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Can you guess which ones are mine?

Posted on November 30, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now, you know when you go in the supermarket and all the vegetables and fruit look all so perfect. They’re the same size, shape and colour and there’s not a bad mark on them. What happens to those ones that … Continue reading →

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What did I get up to on 23rd November 2015?

Posted on November 23, 2015 by clairesallotment
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Monday 23rd November 2015 – You’ll never see parsnips like THAT in the shops.

Posted on November 23, 2015 by clairesallotment

I was very pleased to be able to return to my allotment again today. I’ve been working for the last 3 weeks so have been unable to go. It’s surprising how much you miss it. Now that work has practically … Continue reading →

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Claire’s Allotment – Part 265 – All sorts harvested!

Posted on November 13, 2015 by clairesallotment

Here is my latest video: When I’m talking about Jerusalem Artichokes, see if you can spot my frog (bottom right of the screen).

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Saturday 7th November 2015 – Manure day on the allotment!!

Posted on November 7, 2015 by clairesallotment

I’ll apologise now if I ramble on a bit, but I’ve had 2 glasses of wine. When you hear what I’ve done today, I’m sure you’ll understand. Today was “Manure Day” on the allotment, which is very exciting. A HUGE … Continue reading →

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