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Monday 6th April 2015 – Onions and some of the carrots!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by clairesallotment

It’s Bank Holliday Monday and Mark is off, so he took Emily and George to Crazy Golf up the road and I went to the allotment for a couple of hours. It’s not until you’re up on your plot digging … Continue reading →

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Saturday 4th April 2015 – Greenhouse is filling up nicely.

Posted on April 4, 2015 by clairesallotment

I’ve just come in from sowing more seeds. The Onions and Garlic will be going out in the allotment very soon, so I’m starting to move them from the safety of the greenhouse to the garden table. I tend to … 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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Sunday 29th March 2015 – Windy day in the greenhouse!

Posted on March 29, 2015 by clairesallotment

I would just to make sure you know that it wasn’t me making all the wind in the greenhouse, after all I’m a lady and we don’t do that sort of thing!? It was blowing a gale outside today, and … Continue reading →

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Saturday 28th March 2015 – Kohl Rabi, Broad Beans, Sugar Snaps and Leeks!!

Posted on March 29, 2015 by clairesallotment

With the chickens talking to me in their own little way, I spent some of the afternoon in the greenhouse sowing more seeds. Today was the turn of Kohl Rabi “Olivia F1”, which I grow every year, but usually a … Continue reading →

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Friday 27th March 2015 – That’s one packet down, goodness knows how many left to go!!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by clairesallotment

Today on the allotment I sowed my first seeds, I’m so excited!! I know that it’s much later than normal, but the weather has been too cold. There’s no point in sowing seeds when it’s too cold because they just … Continue reading →

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The Edible Garden Show 20th-22nd March 2015.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by clairesallotment

Oh my goodness what a weekend!! If anyone says to me that they had a busy weekend and they weren’t doing what I was doing, well let’s just say they don’t know what a busy weekend is. So let’s start … Continue reading →

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Thursday 19th March 2015 – Another day, another bed turned over.

Posted on March 19, 2015 by clairesallotment

The weather wasn’t what I’d call “Spring like” today, but still it was dry, but NOT sunny. Still off I went, armed with my flask of tea to my allotment. I’ve managed to dig over more of the soft fruit bed, … Continue reading →

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Hello Allotment, are you ready for some fun?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by clairesallotment

First day back to the allotment today to do some preparation for this year. I have been up to my plots, but only to harvest various bits and pieces. But today the weather was about 12 degrees and lovely and … Continue reading →

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TOO MANY EGGS!!!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now I’m not complaining, but I have 19 eggs!! They usually lay 1 or 2 a day, but yesterday they laid 4 and today 5!! Would anyone like 6 for £1? You have to live close to me though, I’m … Continue reading →

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