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Thursday 25th August 2016 – A very hot greenhouse!

Posted on August 25, 2016 by clairesallotment

This heat is getting exhausting. I never thought I would want there to be rain, but a quick shower wouldn’t go amiss please. I’ve not been to the allotment today or even yesterday because it’s just too hot, and it … Continue reading →

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Saturday 16th July 2016 – Side Shooting Tomatoes & an Update!

Posted on July 17, 2016 by clairesallotment

Sorry I’ve not been blogging for a while, but I had Jury Duty last week and also this coming week. Hopefully I’ll finish early this week, so I can get back to normal. But the greenhouse at home is growing … Continue reading →

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Monday 20th June 2016 – Potting up Cucamelons.

Posted on June 20, 2016 by clairesallotment

Well this morning was pissing down again (will it ever stop)? But I popped down the allotment to pot up the last of the Tomato plants into 6 inch pots. They’re now all done and tied in, so that’s one … Continue reading →

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Monday 30th May 2016 – Potting up Cucamelons

Posted on May 30, 2016 by clairesallotment

This morning I popped into the greenhouse to pot up my Cucamelon seedlings into 3 inch pots. They’re a wonderful alternative to growing Cucumbers. They tend not to suffer from Powdery Mildew, or any other bugs and diseases, which is … Continue reading →

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Friday 29th April 2016 – Sowing Cucamelons.

Posted on April 29, 2016 by clairesallotment

For those on you who are familiar with these little gems of joy, you’ll know that I’m not making them up. For those of you who have never come across them before they are wonderful little fruits to grow and … Continue reading →

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Sunday 5th July 2015 – The greenhouse at home is now sorted.

Posted on July 5, 2015 by clairesallotment

I spent the afternoon sorting all the plants in the greenhouse at home. It was a case of thinking, “Now that needs to go there, but I can’t do that until that’s done, but that needs to be moved first.” … Continue reading →

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Monday 22nd June 2015 – A busy afternoon.

Posted on June 22, 2015 by clairesallotment

The weather was very “eh!” today, so not suitable for going to the allotment. It kept on raining, and I don’t really like getting THAT wet! So after lots of errands that I had to run this morning (all boring … Continue reading →

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Friday 12th June 2015 – The greenhouse frame is up!!

Posted on June 16, 2015 by clairesallotment

My sister is very kindly giving me her 8 foot by 6 foot greenhouse as she doesn’t need it in her garden anymore. Her garden is a little on the small side and the greenhouse just takes up too much … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 20th May 2015 – Still battling my cold.

Posted on May 20, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now I thought my cold was going, but it just seems to have come back again. It just won’t budge which is really annoying. My nose is still blocked up and I’m still rather tired and also still have a … Continue reading →

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Friday 3rd April 2015 – What clever girls you are.

Posted on April 3, 2015 by clairesallotment

First off some wonderful news. Today was the first day that my 6 chickens laid 6 eggs. Well done my little ones, mummy is very proud of you! Five are what I’d call normal size and one is the size … Continue reading →

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