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Starting to look like a real allotment.
I’m beginning to make some major progress with the plot. Yesterday turned out to be a washout, but today warmed up nicely after lunch and the late afternoon into evening was beautifully warm and thankfully still after the recent high winds. Now that things are warming up again, I’m starting to plant in earnest.
April 3, 2010
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Tags: bean poles, beetroot, leeks, spring onions · Posted in: Construction, Pests, Seeds, Vegetables
Sweet potato growing progress – 6 weeks in.
The way in which plants germinate never ceases to amaze me. Tomatoes spring up virtually overnight. The melon seedlings I’ve got growing on the windowsill launched into life at a staggering pace, then slowed to a crawl the second their first leaves had developed.
April 2, 2010
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Tags: sweet potato · Posted in: Seeds, Vegetables
New allotment – Day 1
Worked myself into a right state yesterday with the frustration of not being able to get onto the plot. Spent most of the day stomping around angrily cursing about the allotment company secretary not having called me back to arrange a time to meet so he could show me around. Realised during the evening that […]
March 14, 2010
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Tags: comfrey, new plot, peas · Posted in: General, Seeds, Vegetables, Wildlife
Growing frustration
Still not onto my plot and my stress level is beginning to rise as a result. The weather has definitely broken and I’m beginning to get more than a little nervous that the weeds on the plot will have had a major head start by the time I get to turn my first spade full […]
March 6, 2010
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Tags: new plot, Seeds, sweet potato · Posted in: General, Seeds
Wilko and out (and about)
More progress this week towards taking possession of my plot. The allotment company secretary wrote to me as promised, gave me the plot number and asked that I forward payment along with written confirmation of my acceptance. So I quickly wrote out a cheque and stopped off at his house to drop the payment off […]
February 20, 2010
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Tags: celeriac, pallets, Seeds, shopping · Posted in: General, Seeds
