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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July Allotment, Harvests and Problems
Oh I do love July on the allotment, everything is in full swing bursting with growth and colour. Harvests are coming thick and fast and once again the seed packets are out of the box, hopefully just in time for a late crop of early maturing peas and more beetroot, also quick cropping radish and… Continue reading July Allotment, Harvests and Problems
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Slug Gone Wool Pellets Review
An allotment is the ultimate all-you-can-eat buffet to a slug, just without the invite. I've never been tempted to use traditional slug pellets, I just don't see the point of attracting the things to my veg in the first place and it doesn't sit right with me, poisoning my soil and other wildlife too. And… Continue reading Slug Gone Wool Pellets Review
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Planting and Growing
Apart from a sulky gooseberry bush, everything appears to be growing well on Plot 5. The carrots are growing so fast their leaves reached the top of the tunnel cloches, I removed the sheets and hoops and put micromesh carrot fly netting around the rows. This also acts as a wind break, great for exposed… Continue reading Planting and Growing
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