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July – one of our favourite months

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 PaulLeave a Comment on July – one of our favourite months

All months have their charms on the allotment (even in the depths of winter!) but July is one of our […]

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Bark border

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on Bark border

The latest phase of remedial works on our new plot is to section off and mulch the ‘fruit cordon’ area. […]

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Thanks very mulch

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on Thanks very mulch

After the excitement of taking possession of the new plot, the reality of the task quickly took over. We could […]

Allotment, Structures, Supplements cardboard, Dig, grass, horse, manure, Mulch, mulching, No, Strimmed, strimmer, suppressing, Supression, Weeds

A new plot twist

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on A new plot twist

Exciting times for us at the allotment site as we’ve been allocated an extra plot for this year! It’s roughly […]

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1st anniversary

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on 1st anniversary

It’s been a year since we took on our plot and all in all its been a great experience. There […]

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Broad bean blizzard

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on Broad bean blizzard

We were a bit nervous about planting broad beans in the Autumn for the first time, mostly because we didn’t […]

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Winter Broad Beans

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on Winter Broad Beans

We decided to try planting our broad beans to grow through the winter, as they are said to be very […]

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Remember what you planted!

January 14, 2019January 29, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on Remember what you planted!

We are pretty good at recording the plants we’ve put in and their locations, I’ve even insisted that each of […]

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Vacuum sealing sprouts

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on Vacuum sealing sprouts

We were a bit more successful growing sprouts than we expected, so ended up with a bit of a glut. […]

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Sprouts for Christmas

December 25, 2018January 7, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on Sprouts for Christmas

It’s taken our sprouts almost nine months to grow and now it’s time to harvest them for the Christmas table. […]

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Louise tending a wall of colourful runner beans
Admiring the view and some of our handiwork
Typical weekly harvest
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