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Tag Archives: winter vegetable
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
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Tagged Allotment, brassicas, cabbage, cauliflower, compost, garden, Garlic, kohlrabi, protection, shallots, turnips, winter crops, winter vegetable
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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
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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 August.
I spend most of my time now harvesting the produce that we have tended to for the past few months (hence the late blog post). I have to be very imaginative to include the fresh fruit and vegetables into our everyday … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, cabbage, calabrese, chilli plants, Chinese Cabbage, compost, Courgette, Garlic, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, ripening tomatoes, seeds, winter vegetable
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Spot light on……Parsnips
Parsnips are a member of the cow parsley family that include carrots, dill, parsley and fennel and they are one of my favourite root vegetables of all. They come a very close second, in my opinion to carrots. Roasted parsnips with a … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment-diary, canker, carrot root fly, carrots, cow parsley family, exhibition parsnips, febbel, Germination, growing season, parsley, Parsnip, parsnips, peter glazebrook, plastic pipe, prechitting, prize winning vegetable, radicle, Seed, sow, tap root, winter vegetable
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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 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
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Tagged Allotment, brassicas, cabbage, cauliflower, compost, garden, Garlic, kohlrabi, protection, shallots, turnips, winter vegetable
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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
Posted in Allotment
Tagged cabbage, cauliflower, Courgette, French beans, kale, lettuce, potatoes, pots, runner beans, winter vegetable
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