Category Archives: allotment

Allotment Adventures: Fairweather Allotmenting

Posted on February 7, 2018 by nicdempsey

I had high hopes that this weekend would be the weekend that we really got to grips with the allotment work. But the rain the day before and the wind on Sunday were not fun. I’d been on a 3 … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Communal Space

Posted on January 30, 2018 by nicdempsey

Last week an email came from the allotment committee, reminding us that rent notices will be winging their way towards us soon and more importantly that we are moving to an October start so this year’s rent will be for … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: It’s raining, it’s pouring

Posted on January 23, 2018 by nicdempsey

It rained for most of the weekend. So we went to the plot to check damage and re-up the bird feeders. Then we planned. We worked out want we want to grow and then went through all the seeds we … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Things are looking up

Posted on January 17, 2018 by nicdempsey

I did a very quick trip the the plot at the weekend to collect some food, I took leeks, chard, kale, black radishes and parlsey, sage and rosemary.Which is not bad for January and much better than last year but … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: 2018

Posted on January 10, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s January and I’m desperate for time to hurry up and Spring to spring so I can get back to growing things. However, last year I started sowing too early, so this year I’m holding my nerve and not sowing … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Cold Weather and the War on Pigeons

Posted on December 6, 2017 by nicdempsey

So two weeks of updates in one. It’s cold, we haven’t been on the plot much but we have done some things. The giant cosmos came down. It looked like thisThen after an afternoon of chopping them down and then … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Getting a bit chilly

Posted on November 8, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last week didn’t only mark the beginning of November but maybe the beginning of cold weather. It has been getting colder, on the plot you can see it in what’s coming off the plot, as my allotment neighbour put it … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Halloween Pumpkin Walk

Posted on November 4, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last Saturday was the Pumpkin Walk, we raised over £7,000 and I had a sore arm from pouring all the mulled wine. Here are some pictures…

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Allotment Adventures: A Bit Windy

Posted on October 25, 2017 by nicdempsey

Ophelia and Brian destroyed my greenhouse.The second time it blew down, we took the decision to bin it. Alas poor greenhouse, we knew you well…I thinking that next year we commit to a polytunnel but we’ll think about that later! … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Shutting up shop, harvesting and helping others

Posted on October 11, 2017 by nicdempsey

We missed a week on allotment last week, I was busy over the weekend and the plot had to fend for itself. However, in the week I popped down to get some chard and picked the last crookneck squashes as … Continue reading →

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