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Compost critters

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 PaulLeave a Comment on Compost critters

This is our first real compost bin, coconstructed as described in other posts.  When we took over our plot it […]

Allotment, Structures animal, bin, Compost, composting, damage, fox, kitchen, mesh, mess, pile, scavenging, waste, wire

Potato harvest 2018

December 20, 2018December 21, 2018 PaulLeave a Comment on Potato harvest 2018

The ground we were  using for growing our potatoes under straw was really a weed suppression exercise, depriving the little […]

Allotment, Vegetables Lifting, picasso, potato, Potatoes, prize, show, slugs, Straw, wilja, worms

Planting potatoes under straw

December 18, 2018April 5, 2023 PaulLeave a Comment on Planting potatoes under straw

In a previous post we gave the background to our decision to try growing potatoes under straw.  This time a […]

Allotment, Vegetables chicken, manure, planted, planting, potato, Potatoes, Straw

Potatoes grown under straw

December 18, 2018April 5, 2023 PaulLeave a Comment on Potatoes grown under straw

If you’re thinking about how to grow your potatoes for the new season it might be worth considering this method.  […]

Allotment, Vegetables control, Mulch, mulching, potato, Potatoes, Straw, Weed

To lock or not to lock?

November 22, 2018February 12, 2019 PaulLeave a Comment on To lock or not to lock?

There are two schools of thought on locking your allotment shed it seems. One view is that a lock on […]

Allotment, Structures Lock padlock shed security

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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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