Category Archives: allotment

Allotment Adventures: Garlic disaster

Posted on June 12, 2019 by nicdempsey

We tried again with garlic this year and we failed again. They got rust, they got white onion rot, they got allium leaf miner and noticing that everyone else had pulled theirs up, we took ours up. It wasn’t terrible … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Plant Sparta

Posted on June 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s that time of the year when I plant all the things out and then worry. After last week’s great planting out, there where some plants that didn’t cope. I’m not sure about some of the cukes, two of the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Planting out….

Posted on May 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

Two days on the plot, half the list done. We did loads but there is so much more to do, isn’t there always….First up say hello to the summer squash! This is on Joe’s plot. Three yellow courgettes, four green … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Seedlings

Posted on May 22, 2019 by nicdempsey

We’re at the point in the allotment year, when I’m either worrying about seedlings, either they’re leggy and indoors or maybe dying and outside. Either way I always feel that I’ve got it wrong and it always works out. I’m … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Pests

Posted on May 15, 2019 by nicdempsey

This week in allotment adventures the broad beans have blackfly. I can cope with having to cover all the beds because otherwise the foxes dig them up, I can more or less handle the foxes trying to treat my raised … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Three years later and it’s looking pretty good…

Posted on May 8, 2019 by nicdempsey

The joy of a bank holiday is that we got two trips to the plot this weekend. Apparently, it’s been the coldest May bank holiday on record and I can believe it, it’s hard to imagine that Easter was the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Indoor sowing

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

I’m not a person known for patience, I try (some people would say that I’m very trying!) but I like things to be done the minute I decide it’s time. So this year’s surprise is that I only sowed by … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: What I sow direct

Posted on April 17, 2019 by nicdempsey

About this time of year, I get itchy, all the amazing gardeners I follow on social media have amazing plants growing and I’m a tiny bit jealous and feel behind and like I’ll never catch up. But the harsh truth … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Finally some work…

Posted on April 16, 2019 by nicdempsey

Hello, it’s been a while since there has been an allotment update. So let’s get to it with some really good news, Pathways, the charity that own the allotment site and have withdrawn their plans to develop the site. This … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Blossom

Posted on April 3, 2019 by nicdempsey

We were away last weekend so we really did just pop in to add to the compost bin and see how everything was faring. Which was very well. The plum tree has blossomed, the fritillaries are all out and the … Continue reading →

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