Tag Archives: strawberries

Fruit Crumbles Pies

Posted on October 28, 2016 by clairesallotment

Mark and the kids are a Comic Con all day today, so I’ve been at home on my own. I’ve had so much fun filming what I’ve baked today. I hope you try these Crumble Pies at home. Use whatever … Continue reading →

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Thursday 16th June 2016 – I’m sorry Bumble bees for disturbing you!

Posted on June 16, 2016 by clairesallotment

I’m all for saving those mini beasts and insects that are useful in the garden, and do my best to keep them happy. Slugs and Snails on the other hand I would happily get rid of without any question. I … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 15, 2016 by clairesallotment

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!!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by clairesallotment

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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Tuesday 7th June 2016 – Potting up Okra.

Posted on June 7, 2016 by clairesallotment

This morning I had a few errands to run, one of which was to go and water the plants in the greenhouse on my allotment. They were all very thirsty. The weather this morning was very humid. We were expecting … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 24th May 2016 – Gosh I’ve got lots done today!

Posted on May 24, 2016 by clairesallotment

This morning was another split morning. I was at my allotment for about 50 minutes getting done what I could before I left to go and see another film at our local Odeon. Today I went o see “Our Kind … Continue reading →

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Monday 23rd May 2016 – What are those bugs?

Posted on May 23, 2016 by clairesallotment

I had a great time on my allotment this today. It was full of the joys of cutting grass, weeding, clearing out one of my compost heaps and putting the contents in old tyres and then planting Strawberries in those … Continue reading →

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Friday 20th May 2016 – The perfect way to end the week!

Posted on May 20, 2016 by clairesallotment

This week has been very busy, nothing unusual there. But very busy on my allotment and in my greenhouse. It’s not often that I get an entire week to be able to spend at both these. I arrived on my … Continue reading →

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Monday 9th May 2016 – Allotment update and some bonus Beetroot.

Posted on May 9, 2016 by clairesallotment

Today was another glorious day. Although thankfully not quite as hot as yesterday. Still very humid though, but at least we had a little breeze blowing which was wonderful. I spent just under 3 hours on my allotment this morning, … Continue reading →

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Friday 6th May 2016 – What a hot afternoon.

Posted on May 6, 2016 by clairesallotment

I’m not complaining, just incase you were wondering. This morning I was working, so was only able to go down to my allotment this afternoon. Not that this was a problem at all. I think this is the last bit … Continue reading →

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