I do appreciate a beautiful cabbage, especially now when little else is available from the allotment. A light dusting of frost adds to the beauty don't you think? It almost breaks my heart to harvest them. To me, cabbages are the jewels of the winter allotment. Apart from the usual green savoy I also grow… Continue reading Jewels of the Winter Allotment
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DIY and Snippets From the Plot
The weather has improved recently with warm sunny spells here and there which is great but it also means regular weeding sessions will become part of the routine again. Weeding doesn't feel like such a boring chore when the sun is shining and the birds are singing. I'm scratching around for things to do before… Continue reading DIY and Snippets From the Plot
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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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How to Divide Rhubarb
Large mature rhubarb crowns should be divided every five years according to the books, this will give you several new plants for your own allotment and probably some spare to share with other plot holders. Rather than put a time frame on it, I grab for my spade when I notice weak growth ie leaves becoming noticeably… Continue reading How to Divide Rhubarb
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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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