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Monday 31st March 2014 – Planted my garlic out.

Posted on March 31, 2014 by clairesallotment

To be honest, I’m not that impressed with the garlic that I got this year from Mr Fothergills. When I unwrapped the 4 bulbs when it arrived about half of each bulb was rotten, and the few that I did … Continue reading →

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Friday 14th March 2014 – Brassicas and other things!

Posted on March 14, 2014 by clairesallotment

Well just before lunch I spent just over an hour in the greenhouse sowing more seeds. Firstly I had to water the Onions, Garlic, and various seeds that I’d sown a while ago, as the weather has been so wonder … Continue reading →

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Saturday 1st March 2014 – I hope that’s enough Onions and Garlic for this year!

Posted on March 1, 2014 by clairesallotment

I should have done this a couple of weeks ago, but life has just been really busy. But today turned out to be the perfect time. I’ve had a wonderful morning. The sun is shining, I’ve got washing on the … Continue reading →

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Friday 20th September 2013 – More Potatoes and lots of Garlic to keep the Vampires away.

Posted on September 20, 2013 by clairesallotment

What a glorious day today, and the weekend is supposed to be good also. I’ve got lots I want to do in the garden, so that’s what I’ll be doing this weekend. We can’t really go anywhere tomorrow because of … Continue reading →

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Thursday 12th September 2013 – Lots more harvested, and my goodies box got very heavy.

Posted on September 13, 2013 by clairesallotment

I’m a strong little soul as you can most probably imagine, especially with bell ringing, and all that digging on the allotment. But what I harvested today even put my muscles to the test. I managed to harvest all my … Continue reading →

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Thursday 29th August 2013 – What a lovely haul, even if i do say so myself.

Posted on August 29, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well we got back from Spain yesterday evening at about 8.30pm, and it was dark, so not really suitable to go down to the allotment. So after a wonderful sleep, we had breakfast, and I got dressed and hurried down … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 31st July 2013 – Wow I harvested a lot just now!

Posted on July 31, 2013 by clairesallotment

I popped in the greenhouse first thing this morning, firstly to water, secondly to tie up some tomatoes, and finally to see in there was anything ready to harvest. I was so excited that my first “Moneymaker” tomato  was ready … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 24th July 2013 – Gooseberries are very painful!

Posted on July 24, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well my hands and lower arms are covered in scratches. It looks like I’ve been attacked by a cat or something with claws, but I’ve not, it was just my Gooseberry bush. Those thorns are really long and sharp. Does … Continue reading →

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Saturday 13th April 2013 – Must be getting warmer I saw 2 bumble bees this morning.

Posted on April 13, 2013 by clairesallotment

Well it seems to be warming up enough for the bumble bees to start flying. I saw 2 this morning at the alltoment. The first was on the lock on my shed, and I had to coax him onto a … Continue reading →

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