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Evington Hilltop Adventures: 01/03/10 - 01/04/10
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Back into the saddle. Its been well over a since since my last post, work, a gammy knee and house renovations have all conspired to keep me away from my allotments. Below, my hative de niort shallots are growing on well and will be planted on the plots once a bed for them is cleared. They were potted up in February. As a few had started to sprout. They are an excellent shallot and a good variety if you like showing. Links to this post.
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: 01/01/09 - 01/02/09
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Thursday, January 29, 2009. Heritage peas by the packet. Being a big fan of heritage peas and climbing french beans I was very excited to be given a whole raft of heritage pea varieties to trial. Being a Leicester boy, the varieties "Mayor of Leicester" and "Lord Leicester" hold particular interest. Some being kept and some passed on to others. To be honest, I have never been so exited at the begining of a growing season. Links to this post. It will hang there f...
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: 01/04/10 - 01/05/10
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Tuesday, April 06, 2010. The new salad bar at home. Its all very well growing wonderful salads on the allotment, but for those impromptu last minute salads or leaves, a trip to it to get them is the last thing you want. With this in mind I built a pair of salad bars on our veranda handrail. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Leicestershire, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. The new salad bar at home. Useful links to handy posts. A selection ...
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: 01/11/10 - 01/12/10
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Sunday, November 21, 2010. This time I mean It. The time has come to really make an effort for next year on the plots and that means lots of sorting out this winter. I have made a good start and the compost bins are already filling up with weeds. As pictured below I finally got some spring cabbage plants into the ground and netted over. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Leicestershire, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. This time I mean It.
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: The new salad bar at home
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Tuesday, April 06, 2010. The new salad bar at home. Its all very well growing wonderful salads on the allotment, but for those impromptu last minute salads or leaves, a trip to it to get them is the last thing you want. With this in mind I built a pair of salad bars on our veranda handrail. Nice to see you back PW. I always feel that salads and herbs should be near the kitchen door! 2:25 pm, April 08, 2010. 7:32 pm, April 09, 2010. Now that is a cunning plan!
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: 01/09/08 - 01/10/08
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Sunday, September 28, 2008. This beauty is one of 12 that were grown under netting and have managed to keep caterpillar free. Lots of colcannon mash for the freezer methinks. Links to this post. The parsnip experiment worked. Links to this post. Preserving for the winter. Here is a small selection of our preserved food for winter use. Links to this post. These "Aromel" everbearer strawberries just keep on giving us fruit, 60 plants yield 4-8lb a week and are mos...
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: Snow, ice and daffodils.
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Saturday, February 07, 2009. Snow, ice and daffodils. With sub zero temperatures for the past week or two and lots of snow falling in the last week, almost the whole country came to a standstill. In Leicester we had 4-5 " of snow which somehow shut every school in the county. I ventured to the allotments today to get veg for the weekend and found the place as pretty as a picture. The leeks are holding well with no rust this year. 7:06 pm, March 02, 2009. Franchi...
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: 01/02/08 - 01/03/08
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Sunday, February 24, 2008. These globe artichokes were sown last autumn and were then left outside quite by accident until last week when they were rediscovered amongst lots of soft fruit cuttings. They were then repotted to ber grown on till April when they will be planted out in their permanent position. Each artichoke plant should be productive for about 4 years before requiring replacing with new ones. Links to this post. Friday, February 15, 2008. Two rows ...
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: Back into the saddle
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Back into the saddle. Its been well over a since since my last post, work, a gammy knee and house renovations have all conspired to keep me away from my allotments. Below, my hative de niort shallots are growing on well and will be planted on the plots once a bed for them is cleared. They were potted up in February. As a few had started to sprout. They are an excellent shallot and a good variety if you like showing. Back into the saddle.
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Evington Hilltop Adventures: 01/08/08 - 01/09/08
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An insight into how we grow fruit and veg. Saturday, August 09, 2008. Its been a long time but! Its been a long time since I updated my blog but a change in work circumstances means instead of working 4 days on and 4 off I am now working Monday to Friday and very often away from home giving me much less free time than before. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Leicestershire, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. Its been a long time but! Useful links to handy posts. Mas du Diable (Fr).
