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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: Random Potatoes

Posted on April 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s that point in spring where the things that I’ve planted are slowly getting going but the weeds are going hell for leather! At the back of the plot I’m pulling up weeds and volunteer potatoes out (6 on Sunday) … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Structure

Posted on January 29, 2020 by nicdempsey

This week we got the plot. You can tell that people are beginning to think about Spring because there are more people on site, it’s also because the committee did unofficial site inspections before Christmas and spoke to the plot … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Halfway there

Posted on January 15, 2020 by nicdempsey

I think we surprised ourselves this weekend. We have both the larger squash beds built and got the paths in. I dug the area over, Ma did so much weeding and then because there was wood chip (ex Christmas trees) … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye

Posted on August 28, 2019 by nicdempsey

The temperatures in London went stupidly hot last week and we had 30C and over for a couple of days so just as allotmenters started to prepare themselves for an early autumn, it was summer again. This is good as … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Expansion

Posted on August 21, 2019 by nicdempsey

I think I’ve talked a little bit about my allotment neighbour, Joe and how this year has not been a good one for him. We saw him this weekend and he told us that he’s going to give up the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Courgettes and rain and tidying the shed

Posted on July 31, 2019 by nicdempsey

So the shed is finally tidy. We have new shelves (thanks Kathy and Adam!) and new drawers (Wilko’s finest!) and thanks to lots of tidying, it’s looking tidier. Ma still thinks there is too much stuff but I think we … Continue reading →

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