7 November 2025
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I needed to get to the allotment today but, with various other engagements and needing to pick Jane up mid-afternoon, I didn’t get there until just after 4pm. The earlier rain had passed and the sky was clear but I … Continue reading
17 October 2025
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Last time I tried growing leeks, the returns weren’t spectacular. One or two of them would have qualified as small leeks and the rest didn’t get much beyond spring onion size. I wasn’t planning on trying again this year but … Continue reading
13 October 2025
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I’m making progress on getting my database of garden activity up to date. Tonight I’ve just fed in my records from 2024. Now I just need to do a bit more data entry and I’ll finally be back to the … Continue reading
8 October 2025
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I missed taking a photo in September but I have caught the beginnings of autumn colours this week, including the Virginia Creeper round that gate in the middle of the image. Last autumn’s picture was a couple of weeks later … Continue reading
30 September 2025
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Feed the Birds is one of the tunes we rehearsed with the training band this evening and, as a signed up member of the RSPB, it is generally something I like to do. However I do have one reservation – … Continue reading
12 September 2025
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It is hard to guess which plants will do well in any given year. For example, our apple tree has had a good year, despite the long dry spells, and hasn’t seen a reoccurrence of the scale insect that plagued … Continue reading
23 August 2025
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August’s back garden is beginning to look a touch autumnal but is lit up by the late summer flowers doing their thing. Note also the roof of the new shed, tucked behind the polytunnel!
8 August 2025
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I wonder if I might have a few too many raspberry bushes? Since last Friday I’ve brought home approaching 2kg from the allotment (with only the ripest harvested) and more from the back garden. Conservatively, that is about £25 worth … Continue reading
25 July 2025
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Two harvesting landmarks have been passed in the last couple of days – our first tomatoes from the polytunnel and our first blackberries from the allotment. We’ve got various types of tomato growing but this year’s first past the post … Continue reading
21 July 2025
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I had been planning to sow some kale seeds but we came across a tray of decent sized small plants reduced to half-price at B&Q last week. It worked out to only 20p a plant – more than a seed … Continue reading