Tag Archives: Thompson and Morgan

Monday 14th March 2016 – First day back working on my allotment. Let’s start sowing!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by clairesallotment

Today was the first day that I’ve done some work on my allotment this year. I’ve been down to harvest the odd few bits, but not done any digging or sowing. But now that the days and nights are getting … Continue reading →

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Monday 3rd August 2015 – My first Okra!!

Posted on August 3, 2015 by clairesallotment

I popped to the allotment this morning for a couple of hours and left the kids at home with a list of chores I needed them to do. Nothing too strenuous like build and extension or redecorate a room. They … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 14th April 2015 – Are headphone ear buds digestible?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by clairesallotment

Yes I know this sounds a very odd question and just incase you’re wondering no I didn’t eat one, but Gizmo one of our chickens did. When I came back from the allotment this afternoon, I went to see our … Continue reading →

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Friday 5th September 2014 – Sarpo Mira do not disappoint.

Posted on September 5, 2014 by clairesallotment

This morning on the allotment I continued with the digging up of the potatoes. So today I tackled a rather large bed full of Sarpo Mira potatoes. Now these were recommended to me by Dan from allotmentdiary. He’s been raving … Continue reading →

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Thursday 24th July 2014 – A view of my garden.

Posted on July 24, 2014 by clairesallotment

Several of you have asked if I can show you what my garden at home looks like, well, I’m now going to bore you with several photos now, and hopefully you’ll find them interesting. I thought this would be a more … Continue reading →

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Friday 20th June 2014 – Tomtatoes!

Posted on June 20, 2014 by clairesallotment

Yes I know that it looks like a typo, but it isn’t. So let me explain. I saw these plants in Thompson and Morgan at the beginning of the season, and thought what a strange combination. You have tomatoes on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 3rd June 2014 – More tender crops are in!!

Posted on June 3, 2014 by clairesallotment

Today was a bit bizarre. Before I went to the allotment this morning I had a few errands to run, and as I was doing these it poured down with rain. I was getting a little concerned as I had … Continue reading →

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Thursday 22nd May 2014 – All my Tomatoes are potted up, yay!!

Posted on May 22, 2014 by clairesallotment

I had a bit of time before I needed to start dinner, so I went and hid in the greenhouse to pot on my “San Marzano” Tomatoes. There were quite a few of them, and because I’d left them a … Continue reading →

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Sunday 18th May 2014 – What can I get up to in my very hot greenhouse this afternoon?

Posted on May 18, 2014 by clairesallotment

Now that’s a question isn’t it. Well quite a lot actually. Apparently the temperature in the SE of the UK is hotter that Spain!!! That doesn’t happen very often. So with that in mind we had lunch outside in the … Continue reading →

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Big Allotment Challenge – Episode 4

Posted on May 7, 2014 by clairesallotment

What an exciting programme it was this week. Firstly we started with Aubergines. Now I’ve tried many times to grow these, and always different varieties. I only did well one year, and that was before I started with my allotment … Continue reading →

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