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Thursday 5th May 2016 – How did I miss those?

Posted on May 5, 2016 by clairesallotment

Another glorious morning on my allotment this morning. Today is even hotter than yesterday, and I took the plunge today and wore my shorts. Yes I know, shock horror! My long gangly white legs were out for everyone to see. No … Continue reading →

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Sunday 14th February 2016 – Something Hot and Something Sweet!

Posted on February 15, 2016 by clairesallotment

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day, so what’s the most appropriate seeds to sow? That’s right Hot Chillies! Well they are supposed to be an aphrodisiac after all (you can keep your Oysters though, they’re just not for me). I’ve not tried … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 8th September 2015 – Morning – Just a couple of hours to spare.

Posted on September 8, 2015 by clairesallotment

I only had a couple of hours on my plot this morning as I had something very important to do in the afternoon, which I’ll tell you about in the next blog. There was no fox on my plot today, … Continue reading →

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Monday 7th September 2015 – A glorious day.

Posted on September 8, 2015 by clairesallotment

This weeks looks like it’s going to be lovely and sunny!! I’m so excited, we’ve not seen the sun like this for quite some time. I could spend as long as I wanted playing today, so spent about 4 hours … Continue reading →

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Sunday 2nd August 2015 – My King Edward’s are all harvested.

Posted on August 3, 2015 by clairesallotment

Today started like most Sunday mornings do with breakfast. But instead of having it inside in the dining room we had it outside in the garden and under the gazebo. It was lovely and warm even for 8.30am. Why waste … Continue reading →

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Thursday 2nd July 2015 – A bit cooler today.

Posted on July 2, 2015 by clairesallotment

I do love the hot weather, don’t get me wrong, but yesterday really was too hot!! Today was much better though. But before I tell you about that, let me tell you about last night. It was very hot, so … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 10th June 2015 – More Strawberries!

Posted on June 11, 2015 by clairesallotment

Well the strawberries are in full fling, so it’ll be a job and a half to harvest them. Still that’s what happens when you have as many as I do. Now that plants are going in at a fair rate … Continue reading →

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Sunday 7th June 2015 – Sunday on the allotment.

Posted on June 9, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now I don’t usually go to the allotment at the week end, but I’ve just been so busy with one thing and another, and the weather was just so wonderful that I managed to scrounge a few hours to myself. … Continue reading →

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Friday 17th April 2015 – A short afternoon.

Posted on April 17, 2015 by clairesallotment

I was busy this morning running various errands, so the allotment had to wait until this afternoon for me to visit. I was only able to spend a little under 2 hours today on my plot, but to be honest … Continue reading →

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Monday 20th October 2014 – It’s tidy up time!!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by clairesallotment

Now that most things are out the allotment that have to be, it’s now time to again work through the bed one by one and thoroughly weed and get everything sorted for the winter break. It’s still bizarrely warm for … Continue reading →

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