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Allotment Adventures: Some planting, more weeding

Posted on June 4, 2025 by nicdempsey

Six hours on the plot doesn’t get a lot of work done. So what did I do? I weeded the front bed of the plot and planted the erigeron, the primrose and a sweet aztec plant in that bed. Planting … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Wild

Posted on August 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

While I don’t want a repeat of last year’s heatwave and drought, British weather this year has gone from one extreme to another, the weather over the last couple of weeks has been miserable. Rain has consistently stopped play this … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The Return of the Fox

Posted on July 13, 2023 by nicdempsey

I was solo this weekend and distracted (story of my life) but I got some things done. First the annoying. Let’s talk about the foxes. The allotment has a couple of foxes that live on or around the site. Urban … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Eight weeks later.

Posted on July 6, 2016 by nicdempsey

Saturday marked eight weeks of allotmenting. This is what it looked liked then.It looks quite different now. The weeds went haywire in between times  I was very lucky because the allotment was given up, not abandoned, the weeds were never completely … Continue reading →

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Chickpea Stuffed Aubergines

Posted on September 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

My love for Nigel Slater’s cooking used to be intense. It started years ago with his column in the Evening Standard, one of my standard easy ‘company’ meals is sausages with red wine and it started with a recipe for … Continue reading →

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