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Tag Archives: kale
What to do in June
Now that the risk of frost has passed many gardeners are pleased that the growing season can finally get under way. Don’t be too hasty storing away the frost protection just yet though as here in the UK it is … 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
With 2 May Bank holidays here in the UK I should be grateful for the extra days that I can spend at my plot. Luckily though for me, I have a few short, well deserved breaks booked that coincide with … 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, Summer squash, turnips, vegetable, winter squash
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What to do in April
Ideally, vegetable and fruit growing should be keeping us busy mostly this month but with the cold wintery conditions that we have been experiencing here in the UK, we are so far behind. I wonder whether we will really ever catch … 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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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
Kale and Kohl Rabi
At my visit to the allotment today, I harvested some kale leaves and one of my blue kohl rabi plants. I have never grown kohl rabi before and have never seen it in the shops but I am well impressed with … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Recipes
Tagged Allotment, coconut cream, cracked black pepper, kale, kohl rabi, plants
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Bare ground – such a waste!
After waiting for a plot of land for such a long time, I find it so hard to see plenty plots with either very little or nothing growing in it or simply covered with plastic. There are plenty of vegetables … Continue reading
Ok….time to plant something!
Hi guys, Having now cleared most of the plot I am going over the ground more thoroughly to clear the weed roots and I have been left with some fantastic soil ready and waiting for planting. My initial thoughts go … Continue reading
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Tagged cabbage, cauliflower, Courgette, French beans, kale, lettuce, potatoes, pots, runner beans, winter vegetable
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