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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: 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: Gardening in the Rain

Posted on October 1, 2025 by nicdempsey

The weather was great on Saturday but by the time I got to the allotment on Sunday, it was raining. I did allotment in the rain but by the time I was finished, and I had to go, the rain … 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: August

Posted on August 20, 2025 by nicdempsey

As I write this we are in our third or fourth heatwave. It was 33c yesterday and every time I check the weather the days that are going to be above 25c stretch a bit further out. So I’m back … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Five more beds

Posted on June 18, 2025 by nicdempsey

This season of gardening is all about small gains. I work hard but I never get everything I planned to get done, done. So let’s start with what I did at the weekend. I really wanted to get the arches … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Allotment Adventures: Rhubarb Season

Posted on April 30, 2025 by nicdempsey

I’m a bit further along with the allotment tidy thanks to some time off this month. First, the compost arrived. So far so I’ve used it to plant potatoes and fruit trees. Two cherries and an apricot that are new … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Allotment Adventures: Infrastructure

Posted on November 17, 2021 by nicdempsey

It’s November and our time on the plot is limited, partly by the light, we can go during the day which means the weekend and partly because its winter and nearly Christmas and we have other things to do! In … Continue reading →

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