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Allotment Adventures: All the tomatoes

Posted on October 7, 2026 by nicdempsey

I did get to the allotment on Sunday, and the the tomatoes are having a moment. We’re in October and some of the plants are done, so I did a bunch of picking and removed a couple of plants that … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: It’s slow

Posted on September 2, 2026 by nicdempsey

Anyone else ready for autumn on the plot, I’m just very tired of watering and I have things I want to get on with but the ground is rock hard. London has had some rain but not nearly enough! So … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: First heatwave of 2026

Posted on May 27, 2026 by nicdempsey

Last Friday, London had its first heatwave of the year. I’ve said it before and it’s time to say it again, there are hotter places, 25c plus is not really hot anywhere but London over 25c with humidity over 50%, … Continue reading →

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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: 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: 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: Gradual Tidying

Posted on September 24, 2025 by nicdempsey

I was five hours on the plot this weekend but probably only got four hours of work on it. One of the joys of the allotment is getting to chat to people! But the tidying continues. This week I tackled … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Wet

Posted on September 17, 2025 by nicdempsey

This Sunday it started raining at about 2:30pm, I decided it was time to go home, it took me another 2 hours for me to get home. There is always just one quick thing! The main thing I did this … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Three and a Half Hours

Posted on September 10, 2025 by nicdempsey

I got four hours on the plot this weekend. About half an hour of that was spent chatting. Time on the plot is going to be limited in the next while so I knew I wanted to tidy up the … Continue reading →

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