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Friday 19th April 2013 – Bare rooted Black Current.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by clairesallotment

A lovely lady called Ros gave me 3 small “Bare rooted” black currents. “Bare rooted” means that they’re just the plant, and no soil, so basically the roots are bare. I do love currents, whether they’re white, red or black. … Continue reading →

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Friday 19th April 2013 – So many Beetroot and a few Spring onions.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by clairesallotment

Had a lovely morning on my plot. I managed to dig over a bit more of the bed where the onions are going in and planted another 48,(which was all I had with me). I then sowed the rest of … Continue reading →

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Friday 19th April 2013 – My tits are back!!

Posted on April 19, 2013 by clairesallotment

Finally after months of waiting and thinking they’d decided to go somewhere else, my Coal Tits have come back and are nesting in my box again. I’m very excited. I’m trying to get some footage for you to see, but … Continue reading →

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Thursday 18th April 2013 – Hail hurts on bear arms, ouch!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by clairesallotment

My afternoon up the allotment was cut short by the weather. For the first hour and a bit it was lovely and sunny. They had forecast showers, but there seemed to be no sign of that, so I thought “How … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 17th April 2013 – Oh my, did I really plant that many onions today?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

When you’re so involved in what you’re doing on your plot, you don’t add up how many of various plants you’ve sown, until the end. This afternoon in amongst the windy weather and lovely sunshine I turned over another bed … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 17th April 2013 – Fennel, Asparagus and Celery.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by clairesallotment

Just popped in the greenhouse to sow yet more seeds. I’ve got a couple of packets left to sow this month which are: Fennel “Victoria”, when I opened the packet the aniseed smell was wonderful and Celery “Sigfrido”, which you … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 16th April 2013 – New seeds.

Posted on April 16, 2013 by clairesallotment

More new seeds this year to add to my list. I always said 1 new thing a year, but it’s always been more. Therefore, if it’s new seeds, then that means new videos!! How exciting. Firstly I planted the Pineberry … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 16th April 2013 – Found the perfect Allotment song.

Posted on April 16, 2013 by clairesallotment

There I was digging away this morning, when on came the “Piggies” song came on my ipod. Not sure if you know it, but it starts with these lyrics: Have you seen the little piggies Crawling in the dirt And … Continue reading →

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Monday 15th April 2013 – Starting the April planting.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well I have 1 back to school today and the other tomorrow, so all is good and relatively quiet. I’m looking forward to tomorrow at 8.15am when I’ll be on my own. I’ll miss them really. Spent the afternoon in … Continue reading →

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Sunday 14th April 2013 – BBQ and tops off!!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well what a lovley day. It may have been a little windy, but the sun shone and so out came the BBQ. Mark thought I was a bit mad at trying it, but not wanting to be detered by the … Continue reading →

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