Tag Archives: watering

Allotment Adventures: In which I take time off to sort out the plot and don’t

Posted on September 3, 2025 by nicdempsey

I really don’t want this space to be all about what is going on with my mum, although obviously, it is a huge thing in my life right now and potentially for a while to come. I have been saying … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Progress

Posted on June 11, 2025 by nicdempsey

I spent eight and half hours on the plot on Sunday. Two of those hours were spent with Tom and a small person, who helped me plant out the courgettes while Tom (the absolute star) moved my compost. I have … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Water Every Damn Day

Posted on August 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

I feel sure that I’ve mentioned that London and the South East of England is having a drought. It’s a issue, I can’t remember the last time we had rain and for the first time since I have lived in … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Hot and Cold

Posted on June 22, 2022 by nicdempsey

It feels like in the last couple of weeks we’ve had all the weather. It’s been very hot and sunny and also (Sunday I’m looking at you!) unseasonably cold and miserable. The plot is looking ok for it though. I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Surfeit of Tomato Plants

Posted on April 27, 2022 by nicdempsey

This week, I started to pot on the tomatoes. I thought I was being restrained. Reader, I was not. Eight small pots turned into 71 seedlings and I have one more pot to go but I’ve run out of compost. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The constant watering

Posted on July 12, 2018 by nicdempsey

This week I have been pushed for time, which is why this is going up late on a Thursday, rather than its traditional Wednesday amazing what you can do on a phone during the commute! We have still not had … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Planting out

Posted on May 23, 2018 by nicdempsey

This week we planted out all the things.The jury is out on how many will survive, the tomatoes and cucumbers look to be in a bad way right now. I have some spare plum tomatoes that can replace the dead … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment | Tagged allotment, allotment adventures, containers, courgettes, crookneck squash, cucamelons, cucumbers, Gardening, grow your own, grow your own food, kitchen garden, mint, planting out, raised beds, sweetcorn, tomatoes, watering, winter squash | 3 Comments

Allotment Adventures: Early Morning Watering

Posted on June 22, 2017 by nicdempsey

It’s been so hot this week. One of the disadvantages of growing your own is that you have to water your own! I’ve mostly been watering in the morning, it takes about 45 minutes because I planted such water loving … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Non Lazy Summer Sunday Morning

Posted on June 21, 2017 by nicdempsey

I have this weekend and next weekend before I’m losing my weeder for a weekend. Ma is away on holiday at the the end of June which co-incides with the Open Day. Where I’m doing double duty, an hour on … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: You never finish…

Posted on June 13, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last weekend we had a long list of things to do on the plot and had assigned Sunday as the day to do it. We had popped round to deliver some compost, water and eat some strawberries on Friday afternoon … Continue reading →

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