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Allotment Adventures: Slowly, slowly…

Posted on October 29, 2025 by nicdempsey

So last week I bought another cherry tree. For those of you keeping count, that’s five but I only actually have four on the plot. I’m still waiting on three more that I’ve ordered (cherry, apricot, peach). It arrived on … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The Tidy Up Plan

Posted on October 8, 2025 by nicdempsey

Let me talk to you about my plans… As you look at it from the main path, the left side of the allotment is a bit neglected, this is the side that is home to the pond and ‘rose garden’, … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Some Weeding

Posted on May 29, 2025 by nicdempsey

Not many allotment jobs were not done last weekend. I did however, weed the beds and surrounding paths where the tomatoes and courgettes are going and talk to several other people and get convinced to help at the bar for … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Compost

Posted on May 22, 2024 by nicdempsey

Last week the compost arrived and I spent Monday afternoon working on the plot. I’m not even halfway done but I planted new strawberries and topped up the planters, I also fed them. Other than watering and feeding them, that’s … Continue reading →

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Back on the Bokashi

Posted on April 16, 2024 by nicdempsey

I failed at Bokashi last year. I came back to a new kitchen and there was no good place to put the bokashi bins and one of the bins started leaking and I just gave up. It was easy to … Continue reading →

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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: Wind, Rain and Raised Beds

Posted on November 23, 2016 by nicdempsey

It’s been roughly a month since I last wrote about the allotment. In that time the clocks went back and November got really serious about being a horrible month. The lid blew off the box of tools, it has rained … Continue reading →

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