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Tag Archives: overwintering onions
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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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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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
Spot light on……Onions
Onions are a staple ingredient in most peoples cooking and are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Many allotment plots include rows of onions as part of the course. Now is the time of year to think about planting … 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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