Tag Archives: squash

Allotment Adventures: Seedling Set Up

Posted on May 18, 2023 by nicdempsey

Seven years ago, I signed up for an allotment and for seven years I’ve been struggling with indoor sowing. The reasons are obvious, I live in a one bedroom flat with no garden that is quite dark and as with … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: June

Posted on June 24, 2020 by nicdempsey

So I had a list 2 weeks ago and this is where we are with it. weed the paths cut the grass weed the top of the plot weed the beds pot up the verbena half the old broad bean … 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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Allotment Adventures: Two Weeks Away

Posted on July 3, 2019 by nicdempsey

A combination of being away and being really sick has kept me away from the plot. But on Sunday, Ma was back from her holiday, I was feeling better, and the weather was slightly cooler. It was time to go … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Plant Sparta

Posted on June 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s that time of the year when I plant all the things out and then worry. After last week’s great planting out, there where some plants that didn’t cope. I’m not sure about some of the cukes, two of the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Some Rain

Posted on July 18, 2018 by nicdempsey

Last Friday night, there was actual rain, but it didn’t really seem to make a lot of difference to the plot, which still  needed watering on Saturday morning. The plot is doing well right now, the tomato plants all have … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Too hot, too sick

Posted on June 6, 2018 by nicdempsey

I wish I could say that I did a lot of work on the plot over the last week, but it would be a lie. I had a migraine on Sunday and although it was short and I was up … Continue reading →

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Soup

Posted on January 18, 2018 by nicdempsey

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been eating soup for lunch. Soup is a perfect meal planning staple, when I was starting to meal plan, part of my process was to make a vegetable soup using all the vegetables … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Morning Visits

Posted on June 7, 2017 by nicdempsey

I’ve had the plot for over a year and I have a shed but I still don’t know what I’m doing really. What I do know, is that during the growing season, you have to be present. Which means that … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Not much to report.

Posted on May 31, 2017 by nicdempsey

If traditionally a Bank Holiday weekend means lots of time on the plot, then I broke with tradition this weekend. I’m blaming the hives… We got to the plot on Saturday and watered and weeded and planted out some squash … Continue reading →

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