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Sunday 25th May 2014 – I’ve walked a quarter of a marathon!

Posted on May 26, 2014 by clairesallotment

Today for my Shine Walk training I needed to walk for at least 2 hours without stopping. It’s surprising how far you can walk in that time. I’m still sticking fairly close to home, but next week I will venture … Continue reading →

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Thursday 22nd May 2014 – All my Tomatoes are potted up, yay!!

Posted on May 22, 2014 by clairesallotment

I had a bit of time before I needed to start dinner, so I went and hid in the greenhouse to pot on my “San Marzano” Tomatoes. There were quite a few of them, and because I’d left them a … Continue reading →

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Thursday 22nd May 2014 – I picked my first strawberry today!

Posted on May 22, 2014 by clairesallotment

We did have a little rain last night, so that was good, and as I’m writing this blog we’ve now got thunder, lightning, hail, rain and strong winds. But fortunately this morning was dry so I could get to the allotment … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 21st May 2014 – An afternoon in the greenhouse.

Posted on May 22, 2014 by clairesallotment

Again I’m having to reshuffle bits in the greenhouse as I’m potting on more seedlings. All the brassicas are on the garden table along with the Sweetcorn, and various other bits. But this afternoon I got another variety of Tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 21st May 2014 – Only 1 more bed to turn over!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by clairesallotment

It’s getting very exciting on my plot, well I think it is. I managed to turn over another bed today, and then manure it. So that only leaves only 1 bed to turn over! But on that bed, half of … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 29th May 2014 – My Strimmer is in the mower hospital!!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by clairesallotment

I took my strimmer into a lovely man to see if he could fix my strimmer. I’ve had it since September 2007 I think, and this is the first time that it’s ever gone wrong. I hope he can fix … Continue reading →

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Monday 19th May 2014 – More potting up done, I’m getting there slowly.

Posted on May 19, 2014 by clairesallotment

I had about an hour this afternoon before I needed to start dinner, so I went in the greenhouse and potted up a few more bits and pieces. The greenhouse wasn’t as hot as it gets during the day, as … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 19, 2014 by clairesallotment

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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Sunday 18th May 2014 – What can I get up to in my very hot greenhouse this afternoon?

Posted on May 18, 2014 by clairesallotment

Now that’s a question isn’t it. Well quite a lot actually. Apparently the temperature in the SE of the UK is hotter that Spain!!! That doesn’t happen very often. So with that in mind we had lunch outside in the … Continue reading →

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I didn’t get lost this time?

Posted on May 18, 2014 by clairesallotment

Well I nearly did, but I kept to the roads this time when I was out training for my Shine Night Walk. Today I needed to walk for at least 1 hour 30 minutes. So after bell ringing off I … Continue reading →

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