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Allotment Adventures: A New Season

Posted on January 24, 2024 by nicdempsey

While I have been away from the blog, I have visited the the plot. We haven’t done a ton of work, Ma is only coming every other week and there has been lots of other stuff going on. There has … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tidying up

Posted on October 24, 2023 by nicdempsey

It has been really difficult this month to find the time for the plot. Ma is on an every other week cycle and I’m busy and tired and autumnal so it’s hard. However, I am determined to get the plot … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Starting to tidy up

Posted on September 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Ma and I have decided that allotment work is best tackled in the morning. If we get up and go straight to the plot and work to about noon, we are, or at least we feel, far more productive. Ma … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Surprise

Posted on February 15, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’m still too far away from the plot to do much work on it, although this weekend we did visit to feed the birds and got a surprise. So to set the background, I had been talking my plot neighbour … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Drought

Posted on August 3, 2022 by nicdempsey

It’s been a while, I’ve not really had the energy to write about the plot because I’m exhausted by all the watering. We’re in the driest July since 1911, and London and the South East has had just 11% of … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Trying to keep everything from getting crispy

Posted on July 20, 2022 by nicdempsey

It’s still too darn hot. I feel like all I do at the plot is water. Although we did get some rain yesterday night so I probably won’t water this evening! Other than the constant watering, we harvested our first … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Heatwave

Posted on July 13, 2022 by nicdempsey

It’s been a while since I posted an Allotment Adventures post (I’ve heard all about from the weeder in chief!) and it’s not because we haven’t been there, it’s just because I haven’t had the wherewithal to write a post. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Allotment Adventures: It was my idea

Posted on June 15, 2022 by nicdempsey

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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