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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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Allotment Adventures: Windy

Posted on March 14, 2019 by nicdempsey

I had grand plans for the weekend on the plot but honestly it was too windy, things were zooming across the plot. But we now have all three beds in, if not filled.I cut the verbena back but decided to … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tidying Up

Posted on February 27, 2019 by nicdempsey

We had glorious weather over the weekend and although we had planned not to do anything, the weather was too nice not to be outdoors so we went up on Sunday. As it turns out, I can’t be trusted near … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Destroyer of Raspberries

Posted on February 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s nearly the end of February and I still haven’t sown one seed! We did have an incredibly productive Saturday of work though. First we bought 500 litres of compost and wheel barrowed them to the plot. We filled up … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Dreaming for Next Year

Posted on February 13, 2019 by nicdempsey

I didn’t get to the plot last weekend, Ma and I went to the allotment the weekend before last. We dug up leeks for lunch (leek, anchovy and goats cheese tart), we refilled the bird feeders and we chatted to … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Busy doing nothing

Posted on January 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Honestly the week has passed and we’ve done nothing except re-up the birdfeeders. This week we harvested leeks, kale and chard and bought seed potatoes. We have settled on five bags of nicola, one of pink fir apple and two … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Autumn Raspberries and buying seeds

Posted on January 16, 2019 by nicdempsey

The weather last weekend was grey and miserable, it wasn’t properly cold but felt cold because it was so grey. The herb patch is looking green but straggly (you can see how warm it’s been because the lemon verbena is … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Year in Pictures

Posted on December 26, 2018 by nicdempsey

This is really to remind myself that we did loads and that spring will come again… JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay June July August September October November December

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Allotment Adventures: Catching Up

Posted on December 19, 2018 by nicdempsey

So I missed this last week and I’m getting hassle about being slack, so time for a plot catch up. This is easy to do because we didn’t go to the plot this weekend due to the weather. Saturday was … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: November visit

Posted on November 14, 2018 by nicdempsey

After a week’s absence, the allotment was the beginning of my very busy Saturday.It’s looking very autumnal at the moment and Saturday was a very quick visit. We cleared up the Halloween stuff and cleared the nasturtiums that finally admitted … Continue reading →

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