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Tag Archives: garlic
Friday 8th July 2016 – Harvest, weed, water, repeat!
Another very busy 4 hours on my allotment today. I’m now systematically working my way through each bed. I harvest, weed, then water, then move onto the next bed and do exactly the same. If I find any spare space, … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, beetroot, black radish, broad beans, broccoli, Bunyards Exhibition, carrots, Chioggia, claire's allotment, garlic, homebase, Ironman F1, Kohl Rabi, Modrava F1, Mr Fothergills seeds, onions, rocket, salsify, Shallots, shropshire seaweed fertiliser, spring onions, Sweet Nugget F1, sweetcorn, W Robinson & Sons, white radish
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Monday 27th June 2016 – ALL MY VEGGIES ARE IN!!!
Yay, I’ve finally done it! Apart from a few Sunflowers, which I’ll put in this week, everything I sowed is finally in the allotment, or in their final place. I never thought I’d actually get there, but I have. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, garlic, honey bees, leeks, spring onions, sunflowers
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Wednesday 23rd March 2016 – Garlic is out and the first of the Carrots.
Today was a day of ups and downs. Firstly when I let the chickens out this morning, only 5 shot out of their house, like bullets out of a gun. Where was number 6? She was very poorly and still sitting in … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, claire's allotment, flyaway F1, garlic, Mr Fothergills seeds
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Tuesday 9th February 2016 – How are my Onions and Garlic getting on.
This afternoon I popped into my greenhouse to see how everything was getting on and was delighted to see that my Onions and Garlic cloves have started to sprout. Some have taller green shoots than others, and some are yet … Continue reading
Wednesday 27th January 2016 – Giving the Garlic a head start.
This morning was the time for the Garlic to be started off. I got it this year from Homebase, but you can get it from any garden centre or online. There is so much to choose from.There are 2 planting … Continue reading
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Tagged Casablanca, claire's allotment, Early Purple Wight, garlic, homebase, Mr Fothergills seeds
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Tuesday 26th January 2016 – Lots of Onions and some very cheap Garlic!!
This morning I popped to Homebase to buy some Garlic that I’ll plant tomorrow (you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out about how I’m planting that), but what confused me the most was that I got 2 varieties, … Continue reading
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Tagged Casablanca, certurion, claire's allotment, Early Purple Wight, garlic, hercules, homebase, Mr Fothergills seeds, onion sets, stuttgarter
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Allium Leaf Miner
Oh the horrors that lurk in your Onions, Leeks and Garlic!! You may remember that a little while ago I pulled up all my Leeks. If you don’t remember, well I did. I bought them home and gave them a … Continue reading
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Tagged Allium Leaf Miner, claire's allotment, garlic, leeks, onions
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Wednesday 22nd July 2015 – I’ve got a blister on the palm of my hand.
I popped to the allotment for a couple of hours today to continue with my weeding. I’ve only got one more bed that is full of weeds, and then plot 1 is practically sorted. Hopefully I can make a dent … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, claire's allotment, garlic, pumpkin, squash, Victoriana Nursery Gardens, W Robinson & Sons
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