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Wednesday 1st October 2014 – That’s the last of the Rhubarb.

I spent the afternoon on my plot weeding the Rhubarb beds. I have 2 areas of Rhubarb, and they don’t get too bad with weeds, but tend to get forgotten more than the other beds. I started with the smaller … Continue reading

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Tuesday 16th September 2014 – Butternut Squashes and Pumpkins

Auntie Shirley came to the allotment with me again this morning. It was great to have someone to have a chat with as we worked. So we started by harvest all the Pumpkins that have been growing very happily in … Continue reading

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Monday 15th September 2014 – Auntie Shirley came to stay.

This is Mark’s Auntie, all the way from Australia. She’s been over for quite a while, and she is going home soon, but for the next couple of days she’s staying with us. So today I went to the allotment, … Continue reading

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Friday 1st August 2014 – Beans, beans are good for your heart, the more you eat the more you….

Not that we need any help with that in our house!! But I popped up the allotment this morning to do some harvesting and to generally see how everything was behaving itself. Very well from what I saw. I harvested … Continue reading

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Tuesday 3rd June 2014 – More tender crops are in!!

Today was a bit bizarre. Before I went to the allotment this morning I had a few errands to run, and as I was doing these it poured down with rain. I was getting a little concerned as I had … Continue reading

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Monday 19th May 2014 – According to the car, it was 25.5 today!!.

As we were due another glorious day, but with more of a breeze today. I decided the best thing to do was to spend as much time up the allotment as I could. I’ve now practically finished plot 2, as … Continue reading

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Monday 10th March 2014 – And so it begins again!!

What a lovely way to spend the afternoon, in the greenhouse sowing seeds. Even though the sun wasn’t shining all the time, it was lovely and warm inside my greenhouse, especially as I had a huge cup of tea with … Continue reading

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Saturday 19th October 2013 – I gave birth to a 17lb pounder today!!

I’m the proud mother of a 17lb Pumpkin. I harvested it today along with another smaller one. Like most of the stuff I grow, it’s not the usual shape, more long than tall, so carving it could be fun. It … Continue reading

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Wednesday 25th September 2013 – Digging can be very exhausting, but beware of fizzy water!

Well another glorious day to play on the allotment…I say play, but I’m really working hard. Digging and turning the soil over for 2 hours straight can get very exhausting, and occasionally you need to sit down (or perch your … Continue reading

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Tuesday 11th June 2013 – Why did I sow soooo many cabbages? And other things.

You never know how many seeds are going to germinate, so you always tend to sow more that you need. But when practically all the seed from 1 packet germinate, sometimes you’re at a loss of what to do with … Continue reading

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