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Allotment Adventures: Quick Visits

Posted on May 21, 2025 by nicdempsey

Here’s my confession, I never have it together everywhere, I can do being social, having a tidy well run home, I can have a really switched on work life, I can have a tidy well run allotment, I can ace … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment | Tagged 2025, allotment, allotment adventures, allotment life, beetroot, blueberries, carrots, city plot, courgettes, cucumbers, flowers, french beans, Gardening, grow some food, grow your own, grow your own food, herbs, kale, kitchen garden, london plot, may, May 2025, no-dig, Northfields Allotments, plot 186, raised beds, rhubarb, tomatoes, weeding, weekend tasks, winter squash | 1 Comment

Allotment Adventures: Time is moving on

Posted on June 7, 2023 by nicdempsey

Ma and I have a couple of perennial arguments about the plot. One is about what I allow to self seed in paths, there’s another about how many plants it’s possible to fit on the plot and my plant buying … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment | Tagged 2023, allotment, allotment adventures, aubergine, carrots, cauliflower, drying beans, fennel, french beans, greek basil, grow something, grow your own, irises, june, June 2023, kale, kitchen garden, london plot, Northfields Allotments, peppers, strawberries, tomatoes, urban plot, zinnias | 1 Comment

Allotment Adventures: Things in the ground and a wonky patio

Posted on April 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Over the last few years, I’ve come to realise that nothing is ever finished, especially on the plot and particularly when we are getting big things done. This weekend is a great example of that. We had a really good … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment | Tagged 2023, allotment, allotment adventures, April, beetroot, carrots, grow something, grow your own, kitchen garden, london plot, Northfields Allotments, peas, potatoes, sowing, spring, weeding | Leave a comment

Allotment Adventures: Autumn Harvest

Posted on November 16, 2022 by nicdempsey

Sometimes I think I plan too well for the winter and not enough for the summer. Because last weekend we harvested quite a bit. The sweet potatoes were disappointing we got some but not the amount I’d been hoping for … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment | Tagged 2022, allotment, allotment adventures, allotment life, cabbages, carrots, city plot, eat what you grow, grow some food, grow your own, kitchen garden, london plot, mint, no dig, Northfields Allotments, November, parsley, parsnips, raised beds, salad leaves, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, urban garden | Leave a comment

Allotment Adventures: Berries

Posted on June 29, 2022 by nicdempsey

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 →

Posted in allotment | 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 | 3 Comments

Allotment Adventures: Hot and Cold

Posted on June 22, 2022 by nicdempsey

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 →

Allotment Adventures: Spring

Posted on March 23, 2022 by nicdempsey

Although I’ve not been talking about the plot, we have been doing things on it. We swapped the position of some of the compost bins and storage, because something was digging up the middle compost bin and depositing it all … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Back on the Plot

Posted on December 22, 2021 by nicdempsey

After a couple of weeks off, we were back to the plot. We were there for five hours and although we didn’t get everything we I wanted to get done, we did get a fair amount done. Firstly, emptying the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Alas poor tomatoes, we knew you well

Posted on August 18, 2021 by nicdempsey

We’re at that weird point in the year when we should be overloaded with summer product and the autumn leaves are starting to come in. We still haven’t had a summer squash and I fear that I’m hoping in vain … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment | Tagged 2021, allotment, allotment adventures, allotment life, august, August 2021, blight, carrots, chard, ealing dean allotments, french beans, green tomatoes, grow some food, grow your own food, kale, kitchen garden, Northfields Allotments, plums, raised beds, tomatoes, urban plot | 6 Comments

Allotment Adventures: All in

Posted on August 4, 2021 by nicdempsey

We’ve finally got every bed on the plot planted up! Kale, cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, leeks are all in. We’ve also added trailing rosemary, ruby glow thyme, hot and spicy oregano and a mushroom plant to the new herb bed. We’ve … Continue reading →

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