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mulch-tastic
There was a pile of steaming mulch at the entrance – so we did what is the custom, and helped ourselves. What a difference a little mulch can make! Especially the bottom path near the verbena – much safer now … Continue reading
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harvests… late September 2018
We continued to harvest salad greens and beans into late September. Lovely!
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blazing July – Hot and Dry
July 2018 has been hot – no rain to speak of and temperatures in high 20s and early 30s every single day. Scorching. Blazing hot. Wow. We’ve had some good evenings at the allotment – just spot checking on the … Continue reading
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a day for Dianthus
Saturday 7 July. Scorching. Over 30 degrees in London. High 20s in the shade. Whewf! There’s a few puffy white clouds in the sky, story-book styled, but for the most it’s relentless, pounding, pure shining sun. So up to … Continue reading
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June round-up
June 2018 – where did it go? We were so busy in June that I write this retrospectively, from the vantage of the end of the first week of July. Much was accomplished… The large compost bin on the top … Continue reading
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Oh my! The catch-up….
Wow. It’s 25 June. Can it really be that the last time I updated the allotment diary was 6 June? Goodness time does fly. So, tons have changed. Given that time-lag recall is not my forte, let’s just recap what’s what … Continue reading
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Clearing Day
Five hours later, and we exposed the edges and could survey the full scope of the plot. It’s bigger than we thought. Room at the back for a pallet patio, or even a shed. I got so hot cutting out … Continue reading
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every allotment should have…
It was a very rainy day today, with booming thunder and crackling snapping lightning. So I stayed inside on a day I had hoped to start to turn over the new plots, and dreamed of what to do in the … Continue reading
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out of the blue, a dream come true
Last week I had a call out of the blue. Are you so-and-so? Do you still live in on Sesame Street? It was the coordinator from the allotment cooperative I’d signed up to join over 10 years ago. We chatted … Continue reading
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Philosophising... 