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Putting the Zing into Spring

Nothing says "Spring has sprung" more than daffodils. Sunny and bright, the golden flowers pierce through the grey veil of rainy days which have dominated for quite some time. Garden centres are bursting at the seams with flowering spring bulbs at the moment, so if you didn't get some bulbs in the ground you have… Continue reading Putting the Zing into Spring

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Dodging the Rain

Day time temperatures are fairly mild at the moment, so much so that you could be fooled into thinking spring has sprung. Yesterday I planted up a new strawberry bed using runners from the current strawberry patch. The plan is to clear the messy old plants and then extend into the old rhubarb patch to… Continue reading Dodging the Rain

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Rhubarb and Rosie

The rather congested rhubarb crown on Plot 5 really needed some attention. Apart from being old it was also ginormous, taking over the main path and tripping me over numerous times as I made my way to the shed, perhaps it knew I had murderous thoughts of sticking my spade straight through it. I have… Continue reading Rhubarb and Rosie

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Looking After Rosie

I lost my best friend 7 weeks ago. My beautiful German Shepherd Boudica sadly passed away after sudden illness, she was 12.5 years old. Even though she lived a long and happy life I was and still am absolutely devastated. I have blogged about her love of visiting the allotment with me and she features… Continue reading Looking After Rosie

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Allotment Buddy

Frosty mornings for most of this week so I thought I'd pop to the allotment to check things over. I took my dog with me seeing as I wasn't planning on doing any real work, just a potter around really. Boudica is very well behaved at the allotment but soon gets bored, quick visits are… Continue reading Allotment Buddy