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Allotment Adventures: State of the Plot

Posted on August 16, 2017 by nicdempsey

We’ve come a long way, this was the plot in August last year.This year there is more of everything and it’s much tidier. So let’s have a chat about what work we did on the plot over the last couple … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Gluts

Posted on August 2, 2017 by nicdempsey

This week’s glut is plums. Last week, I went to do the watering and came home with produce, after washing and de-stoning and getting rid of any with creatures, I had 2.3kgs of plums. We’re not doing badly with cucumbers … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Cut your losses

Posted on July 26, 2017 by nicdempsey

This was the week I decided that it was ok to stop doing something if it wasn’t doing well. That thing was the boston squash. I had put what I thought was 2 baby blue hubbards in the box to … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Worrying

Posted on July 19, 2017 by nicdempsey

I’m a complete basket case right now and worried about every little thing, I know it’s going ok and it looks lovely.But I have the creeping fear that it’s all going to go wrong and everything will die. Let’s start … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Harvest

Posted on July 12, 2017 by nicdempsey

After the excitement of the Open Day, this week it was time to get back to work, those of you following along will remember that last week, I had a big long list of stuff to do. Here is is … Continue reading →

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How I Grow: Beds

Posted on July 11, 2017 by nicdempsey

This year, the allotment site was entered into the Ealing in Bloom competition, we had a first visit in June and I’m told that the judges were disappointed that more of our individual allotments weren’t entered into the competition. There … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Award Winner

Posted on July 5, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last week was a bit of wash out on the allotment front, I was ill from Tuesday to Thursday so didn’t get to the plot, thank goodness that the weather was colder and there was rain, otherwise my poor plants … Continue reading →

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July 2017 Goals

Posted on July 1, 2017 by nicdempsey

How are we in July already? Right enough moaning about the passage of time, let’s get down to business. How did June go? Really not too bad at all. Quick recap below. JUNE GOALS Turn over, turn out. I was … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Early Morning Watering

Posted on June 22, 2017 by nicdempsey

It’s been so hot this week. One of the disadvantages of growing your own is that you have to water your own! I’ve mostly been watering in the morning, it takes about 45 minutes because I planted such water loving … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Non Lazy Summer Sunday Morning

Posted on June 21, 2017 by nicdempsey

I have this weekend and next weekend before I’m losing my weeder for a weekend. Ma is away on holiday at the the end of June which co-incides with the Open Day. Where I’m doing double duty, an hour on … Continue reading →

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