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Saturday 7th June 2014 – RIP Tomatoes and Melons.

Posted on June 8, 2014 by clairesallotment

Don’t worry they’ve not started to die on me, but I’ve potted all my Melons and also started to pot the Tomatoes up in their final resting places in 6 inch pots. The Melons I always keep in the greenhouse … Continue reading →

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Friday 6th June 2014 – That was a full on day!

Posted on June 6, 2014 by clairesallotment

Another busy, busy day on the allotment today. The sun was shining, I had my shorts on (and now my legs are not as horrendously white as they were) and I even had to get out the sun cream. It … Continue reading →

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Thursday 5th June 2014 – Climbing French Beans are all in.

Posted on June 5, 2014 by clairesallotment

Another successful day up the allotment today, and a glorious one. Much better weather than yesterday, so off I trundled with lots planned. Firstly I dug over the rest of the Pumpkin bed. It was much tougher than the first … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 3, 2014 by clairesallotment

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 2nd June 2014 – Back to work on the allotment.

Posted on June 2, 2014 by clairesallotment

Now the kids are back to school after half term, I’m back up the allotment, and it’s full stream ahead. As it’s June, we’re very unlikely to get any more frosts in the south of the UK, so all the … Continue reading →

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Training is getting serious now.

Posted on June 1, 2014 by clairesallotment

As the weeks go on the more my walk gets longer and longer. Having done a quarter of my total distance last week, I feel like I’m getting somewhere. So today I had to walk for at least two and … Continue reading →

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Last day of Half Term.

Posted on May 30, 2014 by clairesallotment

Today was the last day of the summer half term, so I decided that as the weather was going to be dry (not sunny) that I’d take the kids out for the day. Now we’ve been to lots of National … Continue reading →

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Great Carrots Batman!! Is Superman running off with that lot?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by clairesallotment

I love this picture from Retronaut!! Now I won’t be wearing my Cat woman suit down the allotment, just incase you were wondering (Michelle Pfeiffer, not Halle Berry)

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Thursday 29th May 2014 – A day spent in the garden.

Posted on May 29, 2014 by clairesallotment

Finally we have a bit of sun, which makes everyone so much happier. Yes I know we need rain, but when it never lets up, it can get very depressing. So as the day was overcast but dry, I went … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 27th May 2014 – A busy day of culture.

Posted on May 27, 2014 by clairesallotment

The kids are on half term, so what better thing to do then to go out for the day. Yes I know it was persistently raining all day, but rather than stay inside all day I took them to 2, … Continue reading →

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