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Not a lot...ment: New project?

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Tuesday, 12 July 2011. This is brilliant. My two favourite things, gardening and knitting, all rolled into one. Who'd have thought it? I've been feeling fairly uninspired by knitting recently, but this has reignited my fire. New plan: bring the gardening inside in yarn form. I'm sure Andrew won't mind the odd woollen bee hive or pond around the place. Http:/ gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/non-gardening-discussion/33970-bournemouth-knitted-garden.html. 24 January 2012 at 12:46. Photos from year 2.

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Not a lot...ment: Back on track

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Sunday, 26 June 2011. After our lengthy absence, one or both of us has made it to the allotment four times, yes FOUR times, in the last week. We are very proud of ourselves. Especially today. Today we didn't just go. To the allotment, we cycled. To the allotment. All the way to North Finchley from Green Lanes. North Londoners will know this is a very long way. 11 miles there and back) and also there are a lot. Anyway, back to the transformation of the allotment from weedy mess to not-so-weedy mess. As if...

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Not a lot...ment: August 2010

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Saturday, 7 August 2010. Yes, it's been a long time since we blogged. We have no excuse. July and August are exciting months in the allotment holder's year. Here's some of the food we have harvested since the last post. 1 A load of Red Duke of York potatoes. Delicious and very good for mashing. 4 A courgette. Here's a picture of it on the plant (with another one growing in front of it). I picked it today, so I can't tell you how it tastes yet. We bought this courgette plant from the plant sta...1 Beans a...

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Not a lot...ment: Two very repentant gardeners and one million rampant weeds

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Thursday, 23 June 2011. Two very repentant gardeners and one million rampant weeds. There were weeds as high as our waists, or even higher. According to this old lady, four days is the maximum amount of time it is acceptable for any decent allotment holder to be away from their plot. We've been four times since January. The weeds are everywhere. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Photos from year 2. Photos from Year 1. Two very repentant gardeners and one million rampa. The RHS Allotment Handbook.

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Not a lot...ment: July 2010

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Wednesday, 7 July 2010. Bean caning this evening. Popped up this evening on my own to install some much needed support for our rapidly growing runner beans - they've already shot past the 3 foot canes we'd plonked in as a temporary measure. Lessons learnt when installing cane structures:. Look at the canes before you leave the shop. Skinny ones are no good! Do not assume they will all be of equal length. Stepladder or box would be useful. Published with Blogger-droid v1.4.2. Tuesday, 6 July 2010.

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Not a lot...ment: August Update

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Wednesday, 31 August 2011. Here are a few photos of what's growing. The tomatoes in June, not long after we got them. Here are the tomatoes now. Haven't they grown? You can't see any tomatoes growing on this photo, although there are a few in there. You can see a nice yellow flower though, that will hopefully soon be a tomato too. These plants smell amazing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Photos from year 2. Photos from Year 1. The RHS Allotment Handbook. Veg Patch: River Cottage Handbook.

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Not a lot...ment: A Fruitful Fortnight

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Wednesday, 31 August 2011. This last few weeks I have mainly been preserving. My parents have had bumper crops of plums and apples this year (4 plum trees, 2 apple trees). So they asked me to come and pick some of the fruit before it all fell to the floor in a rotting mess. The weekend before last I went back to Oxford with Charlotte and Jon and we set to work relieving the trees of their fruit. Here's the view from under one of the plum trees:. These are Victoria plums. Delicious. 4 jars of Plum Chutney.

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Not a lot...ment: June 2010

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Friday, 4 June 2010. The allotment owner's perfect birthday present. It was my birthday last week. My wonderful parents gave me a Roberts solar powered DAB radio. The solar panel charges the battery while you listen, so you can get hours of unplugged listening pleasure. Perfect for an afternoon on the allotment, which is annoyingly short of electricity. I decided that Radio 4 was the most suitable allotment radio station. Somehow it didn't seem right to listen to anything aimed at the under 50s. There's ...

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Not a lot...ment: Helpful Hands

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Saturday, 16 April 2011. Mum and Auntie Jill came over to the allotment last weekend and provided not only cheap labour, but also an amazing fount of knowledge on all things green. I'll try to jot down what they said just so I can remember their sage advice;. What are you doing with that watering can? Water properly, don't use the rose to water all the soil around where your plants are - get close and direct the water at the plants. Water that poor pear! If you get interesting looking weeds, keep them!