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Tag Archives: Garlic
What to do in March 2015
The month of March seems to have sprung up on me from nowhere. Don’t misunderstand me, it is a welcome surprise but it reminds me that now the gardening season really starts No time for dilly dallying now. Time to … Continue reading
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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Onion fly attack
A few weeks ago I harvested and rescued what I could from my onion and garlic crop due to an attack from the onion fly. I always tend to plant the majority of my onions and garlic in October to allow them … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Information
Tagged allium, allium family, Garlic, grub, onion, onion fly, overwintering onions
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What to do in August – 2
Firstly, apologies for the post being a little late but I have a valid reason behind it. I have recently taken on another allotment plot and have been busy turning it around and making it useable for the winter and … Continue reading
Posted in What to do this month
Tagged brassicas, cabbage, calabrese, chilli plants, Chinese Cabbage, compost, Courgette, Garlic, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, ripening tomatoes, seeds, winter vegetable
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What to do in July – 2
This month for me so far on the allotment has been a little disappointing. I had a severe attack of onion fly that wiped out all of my March sown onions, (post to follow about that soon), theft of items … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, What to do this month
Tagged Allotment, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, calabrese, cauliflower, Chilli, compost, fruit, garden, Garlic, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, pak choi, Plant, plants, potato, potatoes, Seed, seeds, shallots, sow, Sowing, Summer squash, sweetcorn, turnips, vegetable, winter brassica, winter salads
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What to do in June – 2
Reading back on last years’ post about what to do in June, you would have thought that I would have learned from my mistakes of not planting too many seeds due to running out of space. No such luck! If … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, What to do this month
Tagged Allotment, blight, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, calabrese, cauliflower, Chilli, compost, fruit, garden, Garlic, Green bean, Harden, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, Plant, plants, potato, potatoes, Seed, seeds, Shallot, shallots, sow, Sowing, Summer squash, Sweet corn, turnips, vegetable, winter squash
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What to do in May – 2
Wow! Where did April go in such a hurry. I can’t believe that we are in May already. The months just seem to be flying by. With the warmer weather approaching and the seedlings and plants growing at an alarming … Continue reading
Posted in What to do this month
Tagged Allotment, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, calabrese, cauliflower, Chilli, compost, fruit, garden, Garlic, Green bean, Harden, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, Plant, plants, potato, potatoes, Seed, seeds, Shallot, shallots, sow, Sowing, Summer squash, turnips, vegetable, winter squash
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What to do in April – 2
First of all let me apologise for the late posting of this guide. Due to the British summertime springing on us last week, I have been making the most of the additional sunlight hours and spent more time within my … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, What to do this month
Tagged Allotment, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, calabrese, cauliflower, Chilli, compost, fruit, garden, Garlic, Green bean, Harden, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, Plant, plants, potato, potatoes, Seed, seeds, Shallot, shallots, sow, Sowing, turnips, vegetable, winter squash
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New beginnings in the herb garden
I made the most of the beautiful weather that we had on Sunday and redesigned my herb bed. I divided the clumps of chives and spaced them out to encourage them to bush out a little more. Eventually these will be used … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment
Tagged apple mint, carrot fly, chives, curled parsley, fish pond, flat leaf parsley, Garlic, herb bed, overwintering onions, red onions, rosemary, shallots, sprearmint, Thyme
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What to do in March – 2
I get excited when I see the 1st March approach on my calendar because for me that brings about the start of seed sowing. The beginning of the month seed sowing depends a lot on the weather that we are experiencing, … Continue reading
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