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Holy Voley

Visits to the allotment stopped around late summer due to close family bereavement. Last month I began visiting again after some time out and noticed the carrots were disappearing, I assumed it was slugs having the time of their lives after a summer of hiding from the sun, but then out of the corner of… Continue reading Holy Voley

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What’s Eating My Leeks?

Something is eating my leeks, sadly it's not me. I noticed my leeks started to look poorly recently (they have a touch of leek rust but that's pretty standard for my allotment site), they're shrivelling before my eyes with damaged stems and dying leaves. I had a good look at them and poking around revealed… Continue reading What’s Eating My Leeks?