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Ring of fire …
The lottie took a back seat this week, as I had to pot on the numerous chilli plants from the 19 different varieties of chillies that I’m growing this year. I was worried earlier this year that the...
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Making good use of the things that I find …
As you will have picked up from yesterday’s post, I’m a big fan of Cafe Direct’s ‘Sow Your Own’ campaign. So taking their ideas to heart, I started to have a look around what the previous tenants of...
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Heritage Seed Library 2011 …
My Heritage Seed Library catalogue from Garden Organic for 2011 arrived in the post today. As a member of the Heritage Seed Library I am allowed to make 6 choices from this list of vegetable varieties...
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Book review – Allotment Source Book by Caroline Foley …
Hopefully, your New Year’s Resolution is the same as mine last year, and that you have decided to get an allotment and to grow more of your own fruit and vegetables. Taking on a new plot can be...
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2011 – New Year, New Resolutions …
I know that I’m a little late to the party with this, but after seeing this on other people’s blogs, I thought it would be good for me to share my allotment based resolutions for the year, and also...
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The Great British Runner Bean Revival …
The runner bean is a great British summer vegetable that is easy to grow and delicious to eat, but it seems that it has been forgotten by a large number of people, dismissed as old fashioned, probably...
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Allotment Update …
It’s been gorgeous weather on a Bank Holiday for a change, and I hope you managed to spend as much time in your allotment or garden as I have. Since I’m now the allotment site secretary, I was able to...
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Maximising Your Growing Space …
It doesn’t matter whether you have a small garden, or a large allotment plot, you always seem to run out of growing space, especially in the busy late Spring and early Summer months. However, there...
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Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012 …
Looking back at my 2011 New Year’s Resolutions post, I was pleased to see that I had accomplished some of my ‘resolutions’ for last year, although lack of time and job hunting made sure that I never...
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Grow One Pot …
My crusade for the new year is get everyone growing their own fruit and veg. I know that everyone is not lucky enough to have an allotment, a garden or even a patio. However, you can still grow your...
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