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Friday 12th August 2016 – Loads more harvesting.

I just love this time of year when all that hard work is paying off. You go down the allotment with an empty box and come back with it completely full to the brim. This is what mischief I got … Continue reading

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Tuesday 14th June 2016 – French Beans, more Tomatoes and Cabbage.

It is June isn’t it? I know I’ve just written the date above, but I’m starting to wonder if I got it wrong. It’s just that at the moment, we seem to be having the sort of weather I’d expect … Continue reading

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Friday 10th June 2016 – Homebase didn’t have enough 8 foot canes!!

Oh, Homebase, I always had faith in you. But today you let me down by not having enough 8 foot canes for me to buy. I needed 30, but you only had 20. Therefore I was unable to plant out … Continue reading

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Saturday 21st May 2016 – All my Beans are in!!

Yesterday I went and bought another 2 bags of 120 litres of Multi Purpose compost. Hopefully this should do me for a while, but I expect I’ll have to buy some more because of all the millions (slight exaggeration) of … Continue reading

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Wednesday 18th May 2016 – Sowing French and Runner Beans.

Over the years I’ve sown my French and Runner Beans at various times. I’ve come to the conclusion that the best time to sow them is 2-3 weeks before you intend to plant them outside. That way they are about … Continue reading

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

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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Monday 5th May 2014 – Bank Holiday fun.

I’ve been very busy going here and there over the last couple of days, so to finally get a day at home was great. I had loads planned, and gradually worked my way through most of it. As it’s now … Continue reading

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