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Tag Archives: blackcurrants
Allotment Adventures: Year Seven
So we begin year seven on the allotment. I signed up for a half plot in May 2016. Seven years later, I think the habit is going to stick. I have learnt so much and the plot looks completely different. … Continue reading
Allotment Adventures: Slowly Making Progress
We are slowly getting things done. I did manage to get some compost to the plot but only six bags, I also took the bale of hay I ordered for mulching to the plot too. While I was doing that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, allotment, allotment adventures, blackcurrants, grow something, grow your own, kitchen garden, london plot, May 2023, Northfields Allotments, potatoes, sowing, spring
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Allotment Adventures: Berries
This week, I’ve been solo on the plot and we’re at the stage of the year when I’m all about watering, collecting fruit and tending to my tomatoes. At the weekends, especially when I’m on my own, I start with … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, allotment adventures, allotment life, berries, blackcurrants, blueberries, boysenberries, carrots, cityplot, eat what you grow, flowers, grow some food, grow your own, june, June 2022, kitchen garden, lavender, london plot, no-dig, Northfields Allotments, peas, plot 186, potatoes, raised beds, raspberries, slugs, strawberries, tomatoes, urban garden
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Allotment Adventures: Hot and Cold
It feels like in the last couple of weeks we’ve had all the weather. It’s been very hot and sunny and also (Sunday I’m looking at you!) unseasonably cold and miserable. The plot is looking ok for it though. I … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, allotment adventures, allotment life, berries, blackcurrants, blueberries, boysenberries, carrots, cityplot, eat what you grow, flowers, grow some food, grow your own, june, June 2022, kitchen garden, lavender, london plot, no-dig, Northfields Allotments, peas, plot 186, potatoes, raised beds, raspberries, slugs, strawberries, tomatoes, urban garden, watering
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Allotment Adventures: It was my idea
June is one of the best months in the garden, it’s not producing loads but the berries are starting, it’s all looking green and and if you have them, the flowers are blooming. It’s also really busy. For the first … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, allotment adventures, allotment life, ants, berries, bite-y creatures, blackcurrants, blueberries, boysenberries, cityplot, eat what you grow, flowers, grow some food, grow your own, kitchen garden, last of the chard, lavender, london plot, no-dig, Northfields Allotments, plot 186, raised beds, raspberries, slugs, strawberries, tomatoes, urban garden
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