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Allotment Adventures: The Best Laid Plans

Posted on November 27, 2025 by nicdempsey

I had last Friday earmarked for allotment and it didn’t go well. The trains were balked, so it took me ages to get home, then I had a ton of stuff to sort, then I had to go to the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Plants in the Ground or Why I Still Haven’t Finished the Paths

Posted on October 22, 2025 by nicdempsey

I thought that this week was the week I was doing to finish the paths. Reader, I did not finish the paths! I got side tracked by the state of the front bed and the amount of plants that needed … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Woodchip for days

Posted on October 15, 2025 by nicdempsey

I said that this week I would work on the paths. I did work on the paths. I started with cutting back the lavender and then cleared the bed by the gooseberries and as I was there, weeded the path … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Lots of Produce, Not Much Work

Posted on October 6, 2021 by nicdempsey

We’ve not spend a lot of time on the plot for the past couple of weeks. The weather has been weird, I’ve been busy, Ma’s knee has been playing up. The allotment feels like it’s been more productive in the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: September

Posted on September 15, 2021 by nicdempsey

This time of year is tricky. Summer isn’t precisely over yet, if you have tomatoes unblighted, they are probably producing, the summer squash isn’t over quite yet and there is kale, chard and raspberries starting to ramp up production. Last … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Harvesting

Posted on September 8, 2021 by nicdempsey

We didn’t do much this week, I was tired and needed to shop. So we came and watered (which was a mission in and of itself) and harvested. The beans and cukes are winding down but the summer squash is … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A tidy up

Posted on September 1, 2021 by nicdempsey

We had two days this weekend. So we started with coffee on Saturday morning and a plan of attack. Ma started at the back and I started at the front. My weeding job was easier because the soil at the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Rainy

Posted on August 25, 2021 by nicdempsey

Our scheduled Saturday at the allotment was cut short on account of the rain and various other small calamities.. The good news it that we got to harvest one straightneck summer squash and two of the round courgettes. The cucumbers … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Control of magpies

Posted on June 23, 2021 by nicdempsey

Yes, we’re still working on how best to stop the magpies from destroying plants. This week we’re using the potato pots! Let’s see if we can just give the plants enough time that the birds stop seeing them as a … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Magpie Mischief

Posted on June 16, 2021 by nicdempsey

Last week, I counted 10 magpies on my plot and they are wreaking havoc.. only 4 of the 10 sweet potato plants survived, several tomato plants were decapitated and they have been all over the cucumber, summer and winter squash … Continue reading →