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Tag Archives: protection
What to do in November – 2
November seems to have snuck up on me without me looking. You wouldn’t be able to tell by the weather that we are in November as it has, so far, been relatively mild for the end of Autumn. I just … Continue reading
Posted in What to do this month
Tagged Allotment, brassicas, cabbage, cauliflower, compost, garden, Garlic, kohlrabi, protection, shallots, turnips, winter crops, winter vegetable
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What to do in February – 2
This time last year I wrote a post to remind me on what needed to be done on the allotment or garden this month. This is a guide to help me organize what needs to be done. More of a … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, What to do this month
Tagged Allotment, brassicas, Brussels sprout, calabrese, Chilli, Garlic, protection, seeds, shallots, Sowing, spring
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The Mound in Park Lane…Update.
A while ago I mentioned that Andy, my allotment neighbour and I had been given a new plot but the downside to the plot was that it came with a huge mound of earth and other unmentionable items thrown in … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment
Tagged Allotment, brassicas, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, calabrese, cauliflower, protection
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Spot light on ……Pumpkins and Squash
Winter squash come in a vast array of sizes, shapes and colours and are relatively easy to grow. They are a member of the curcurbit family that includes cucumber, melon, marrow and courgettes. There a predominately two types of plants – bushes and trailing; both … Continue reading
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Tagged Allotment, atlantic giant, BBC, butternut, butternut squash, compost, Courgette, crown prince, cucumber, curcurbit, fruit, garden, Gardeners world, hard frost, manure, melon, Monty Don, mulch, onion fly, onion squash, plants, powdery mildew, protection, Pumpkin, seeds, spring, squash vine borer, table queen acorn, vegetable, vertical growing, winter squash
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Winter wonders
As the clocks go back at the end of this month, and night time falls a little earlier, many grow your own gardeners believe that there’s not much that they can actually grow now and prefer to cover their beds … Continue reading
What I did at the allotment today……..
Ok, if I said that I was busy today that would really be an understatement! Weeding, planting, digging, carrying, lifting…..many active words that my body paid the price for later!!! Firstly, I had a few beds that needed weeding as … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment
Tagged beans, digging, overwintering onions, peas, planting, protection, shallots, spring, Spring bulbs, trench, weeding, winter
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What to do now in November
Jobs to do………in November Continue to water winter crops if needed Add the remaining vegetation to the compost heap Continue to collect leaves and add to the leaf mould heap. They will need at least 12-18 months to rot down … Continue reading
Posted in What to do this month
Tagged Allotment, brassicas, cabbage, cauliflower, compost, garden, Garlic, kohlrabi, protection, shallots, turnips, winter vegetable
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