Blue skies and warm sunshine continue to bless the allotment this month, ripening pumpkins and slowly crisping leaves. As summer begins to shift towards autumn the colour palette of my allotment changes daily, I'm enjoying the fine weather and peace while it's here. The pumpkin patch is heaving, I've grown the biggest pumpkin yet and… Continue reading Sunny September
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Plan Your Plot
When you first set eyes on your new allotment it will probably be overgrown with grass and large weeds such as brambles, making it hard to visualise how it will look. Making a plan of your plot makes everything feel less daunting, having a guide to work from means you know exactly how to proceed… Continue reading Plan Your Plot
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National Allotments Week
A lot has changed since blogging about National Allotments Week last year, since then I moved plots and recently enquired about another to work alongside the one I have now (but that's for another blog post if it happens), so I think it's safe to say I'm well and truly hooked. My new plot was… Continue reading National Allotments Week
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How to Propagate Strawberries From Runners
My strawberry plants were mere babies when planted in spring so I wasn't expecting great things from them in their first year, then red ants decided my strawberry patch looked cosy (sandy soil in that particular area being the reason) and decided to move in. I lost half my plants down one side of the… Continue reading How to Propagate Strawberries From Runners
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Pumpkin Patch Kids
I'm pretty sure I already declared my undying love of growing pumpkins somewhere here, on this very blog. Just in case I missed this fact out about myself I'll just say this...."My name is Karen and I'm addicted to growing pumpkins and winter squash". Now that's off my chest I'll share what I've been getting… Continue reading Pumpkin Patch Kids
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Hot on the Plot
July has been mostly warm and dry, perhaps a little too warm at times to be on the allotment for long periods of time. This week has been very warm until today with Thursday breaking the record for the hottest July day. I thought I was going to melt. Furnace Thursday could even be on… Continue reading Hot on the Plot
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