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Tag Archives: Plant
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 October – 2
Autumn is here already, but it only seems like yesterday that we were in the middle of Summer. Maybe due to the fact that in my region we hit temperatures in the region of 20°, considerably warmer weather in comparison for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bean, Brassica, Chinese Cabbage, Harvest, lettuce, Plant
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What to do in September – 2
Ok, so my mental note of not sowing and growing too many seeds due to an over abundance of produce went completely out of the window! I harvested loads and loads yet again! Not that I am complaining, in a time … Continue reading
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Tagged Bean, Brassica, Chinese Cabbage, Harvest, lettuce, Plant
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
What to do in October
I have started to feel a little sad knowing that the growing season has started to come to an end. There are plenty of jobs that I can still do on the plot but these are not as exciting as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bean, Brassica, Chinese Cabbage, Harvest, lettuce, Plant
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First harvests of the season
It’s an exciting time finally being able to unearth some of the produce that we have tended to for such a long time. Our first major harvest came from our new potatoes. Andy and I were like big kids scrambling … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulb, chesnok wight, chives, Clove, Garlic, Harvest, lemon thyme, mint, new potatoe, Plant, potato, Provence wight, Purple Top Milan, Purple Wight, red duke of york, rosemary, Solent wight, turnip
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