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Tuesday 21st May 2013 – Picked my first radish today!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by clairesallotment

Today was a better day, still a little cloudy, but at least it was dry. So this morning I carried on with methodically going through each bed and weeding them. I’m still on the potatoes, so I’m earthing them up … Continue reading →

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Monday 20th May 2013 – Day spent tidying the front garden.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well the weather was a bit crap today, so going down the allotment would have been a disaster, so instead I had the wonderful job of giving the front garden a bit of a tidy up and put a few … Continue reading →

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Race for Life Saturday 1st June 2013 in Clapham Common.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

Yes it’s that time of year again when I sweat it out by taking part in the 10k Race For Life. This year I’ll be doing the 10k on Saturday 1st of June in Clapham Common. Mark is most probably … Continue reading →

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Friday 17th May 2013 – Make sure the fork is in the ground firmly, otherwise it’ll fall on your head!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

This happened to me this morning. The soil was a bit hard, and I thought the large fork was in enough, but as I bent down to do some weeding it fell towards me and donked the left hand side … Continue reading →

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Thursday 16th May 2013 – Has a slight frost last night on the site.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well I was out last night, and didn’t realise that it was that cold, but when I looked at my potatoes this morning they’d got a bit of frost damage. Not to worry, as it was only a little bit. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 15th May 2013 – Afternoon spent in the greenhouse pottering about.

Posted on May 15, 2013 by clairesallotment

I’m still waiting for the migraine that came on on Monday to finally go. So going down the allotment when I can barely think straight isn’t the right place to be. Yesterday was basically wasted because of it, so I … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 14th May 2013 – My babies have arrived!!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by clairesallotment

Now I usually plug the bird camera into the back of the TV after everyone has gone, but this morning I plugged it in before they went, and I’m so glad I did. There they were about 5 little baby … Continue reading →

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Monday 13th May 2013 – Still windy, but that won’t stop me.

Posted on May 13, 2013 by clairesallotment

The windy has subsided a little, but it’s still too cold for May. The sun comes and goes, and it’s very hard to believe that last Monday we had a BBQ and sat outside and ate, and the temperature was … Continue reading →

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Friday 10th May 2013 – Not quite so windy, but at least my tits are safe in my box.

Posted on May 10, 2013 by clairesallotment

After the battering we got yesterday from the wind, today was still very breezy but not quite as bad. I spent 3 hours on the allotment this morning. The first 2 hours were working at digging yet more of another … Continue reading →

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Thursday 9th May 2013 – Windy day, and no it’s not me!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well the temperature has plummeted from 20 to 13! I was just getting used to the warmth, and then it disappeared. So it’s back in trousers and a jumper and no suncream for the moment. I managed to dig another … Continue reading →

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