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Tag Archives: homebase
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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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
Thursday 7th April 2016 – An afternoon of Salady things
Now that Spring is here and Summer is just around the corner, it is time to start thinking about sowing the Lettuce, Cucumbers and more Mustard & Cress. The rain was still spit spotting on the greenhouse glass, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, Cress, cucumbers, homebase, lettuce, Mr Fothergills seeds, Mustard
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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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Monday 17th August 2015 – Harvesting is going full throttle.
Now last week I didn’t manage to get to the allotment at all, which for me is unheard of. Last week was very busy with one thing and another and it poured down with rain on 2 of those days. … Continue reading
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Tagged beetroot, butternut squash, cabbage, carrots, claire's allotment, french beans, homebase, kale, National Trust, Pumpmins, squash, tomatoes
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Tuesday 30th June 2015 – I had a little helper today.
Oh my what a hot day!! The car said 31 degrees this afternoon and tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter. I had a little helper with me today, well I say little, I think Robbie is even taller than … Continue reading
Monday 25th May 2015 – Now that’s the way to spend a Bank Holiday Monday.
First thing this morning I popped off to Homebase to purchase some charcoal for our BBQ this afternoon. It’s our first one of the year. As I’m writing this blog the coals are warming up and give it 30 minutes … Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, cauliflowers, charcoal, claire's allotment, cucumber, Dragons Tongue, Graffiti F1, homebase, rocket, spain
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Saturday 4th April 2015 – Greenhouse is filling up nicely.
I’ve just come in from sowing more seeds. The Onions and Garlic will be going out in the allotment very soon, so I’m starting to move them from the safety of the greenhouse to the garden table. I tend to … Continue reading
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Tagged all year round blend, brassicas, brussels sprouts, cabbage, Calypso, camelot f1, cauliflower, chives, claire's allotment, coriander, Cress, Electric Daisies, garlic, Graffiti F1, homebase, homegrown revolution, http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/, James Wong, Johnsons seeds, kale, Kelvedon Wonder, Kohl Rabi, Mango, melons, mini veg, Moss Curled 2, Mr Fothergills seeds, Olivia F1, onions, Parsley, Pea, Peppers, Primo (II), Red Veined, Romano Mixed, Sorbet, sorrel, Starbor F1, sutton seeds, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Sunday 15th February 2015 – And so it begins again!!
What do you do on such a lovely sunny Sunday? Well that’s quite easy, you go and play in the greenhouse. Today I spent the afternoon in my greenhouse starting off my Garlic and Onion sets in half toilet rolls. … Continue reading
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Tagged Casablanca, centurion, claire's allotment, garlic, hercules, homebase, Jason and the Argonauts, Life of Brian, Monty Python, Mr fothergill's, onion sets, Sturon
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