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Tuesday 28th February 2017 – A little surprise!

Posted on February 28, 2017 by clairesallotment

I don’t know about you, but I like little surprises. So when I arrived on my plot this morning I was greeted with a couple of wonderful surprises. I’m still having a good sort out of both my plots, with … Continue reading →

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Friday 8th July 2016 – Harvest, weed, water, repeat!

Posted on July 9, 2016 by clairesallotment

Another very busy 4 hours on my allotment today. I’m now systematically working my way through each bed. I harvest, weed, then water, then move onto the next bed and do exactly the same. If I find any spare space, … Continue reading →

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Friday 10th June 2016 – Homebase didn’t have enough 8 foot canes!!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by clairesallotment

Oh, Homebase, I always had faith in you. But today you let me down by not having enough 8 foot canes for me to buy. I needed 30, but you only had 20. Therefore I was unable to plant out … Continue reading →

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Monday 16th May 2016 – It’s all starting to go in.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by clairesallotment

I love this time of year when you are finally able to start getting all those plants that you’ve lovingly sowed months ago, and then potted up carefully into 3 inch pots a while back, finally into the soil. This … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 5th April 2016 – Afternoon fun with Ironman!

Posted on April 5, 2016 by clairesallotment

After a lunch break and a bit of shopping, I was back in the greenhouse to see what else I could play with. My “Ironman” Broccoli is now ready to pot up into individual 3 inch pots. Even though it’s … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 10th February 2016 – Time to sow your Broccoli Seeds

Posted on February 10, 2016 by clairesallotment

Today I’ve been the greenhouse sowing my Broccoli (Calabrese) Ironman F1 Seeds. Calabrese is very easy to grow, but does need a fair amount of space when it’s put outside to manure into larger plants. If you grow your own … Continue reading →

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Friday 3rd April 2015 – What clever girls you are.

Posted on April 3, 2015 by clairesallotment

First off some wonderful news. Today was the first day that my 6 chickens laid 6 eggs. Well done my little ones, mummy is very proud of you! Five are what I’d call normal size and one is the size … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 16th April 2014 – That’s all folks!

Posted on April 16, 2014 by clairesallotment

I’m not stopping my allotment if that’s what you’re thinking, on the contrary. This season is just getting interesting. I’ve finally got to the end of all the seedlings that, at the moment, need potting up. The greenhouse is getting … Continue reading →

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Friday 10th January 2014 – Just went down for some Salsify.

Posted on January 10, 2014 by clairesallotment

Well things never go to plan do they? I was only going to pop down to the allotment this morning just to film about digging up Salsify (you’ll be able to see this film soon). So I left the car … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 18th June 2013 – Found a Radish shaped like bum!

Posted on June 18, 2013 by clairesallotment

I know that sometimes my veg are not the regulation shape and size, but today, honestly, I pulled up a radish that looked like a pair of bottom cheeks. Mark has the camera so I can’t add a photo of … Continue reading →

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