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Thursday 20th October 2016 – Harvesting Pumpkins & Squashes!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by clairesallotment

Did you miss me? Sorry I’ve been away for so long. Work has been manic lately. But today I had a day off and it was dry!! So what better way to spend the day, then down on the allotment. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 22nd March 2016 – Sowing all sorts of Squash

Posted on March 22, 2016 by clairesallotment

Now is the time to start off your Squash. I’ve got 3 different packets to sow today. Butternut “Hawk F1”, which I grew last year and they were amazing. I think I ended up with 22 fruits in total, a … Continue reading →

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Thursday 31st December 2015 – What a year it’s been!

Posted on December 31, 2015 by clairesallotment

Before I get started, I just want to wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope that 2016 brings you everything you wish for and much much more. For me this year has been a rather busy one. … Continue reading →

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Friday 25th September 2015 – And so the Mass Harvest begins!!

Posted on September 25, 2015 by clairesallotment

Today was a wonderful day. I’ve not been to my allotment for a while now, what with work and the weather getting in the way. But today I was free and the weather was perfect, so off I went with … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 8th September 2015 – Morning – Just a couple of hours to spare.

Posted on September 8, 2015 by clairesallotment

I only had a couple of hours on my plot this morning as I had something very important to do in the afternoon, which I’ll tell you about in the next blog. There was no fox on my plot today, … Continue reading →

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Monday 7th September 2015 – A glorious day.

Posted on September 8, 2015 by clairesallotment

This weeks looks like it’s going to be lovely and sunny!! I’m so excited, we’ve not seen the sun like this for quite some time. I could spend as long as I wanted playing today, so spent about 4 hours … Continue reading →

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Friday 21st August 2015 – Lots more has been harvested!

Posted on August 21, 2015 by clairesallotment

My plots are looking a little rough around the edges with the grass having grown a little longer than I would normally have it, and the weeds thinking that they’re having free range of the soil. When the kids are … Continue reading →

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Monday 17th August 2015 – Harvesting is going full throttle.

Posted on August 18, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now last week I didn’t manage to get to the allotment at all, which for me is unheard of. Last week was very busy with one thing and another and it poured down with rain on 2 of those days. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 5th August 2015 – Some funny shaped Squashes.

Posted on August 5, 2015 by clairesallotment

I’ve just got back from the allotment and thought I’d write about what I got up to before the kids and I had lunch. It was a very productive couple of hours working through various beds (in order of course) … Continue reading →

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Thursday 4th June 2015 – Size isn’t everything you know….well sometimes it is!

Posted on June 4, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now I know that size IS important to many people, you know who you are! But for me, with most things it doesn’t matter. That is except when it comes to my fruit and vegetables and then size really DOES matter! … Continue reading →

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