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Tuesday 18th June 2013 – Yay, I’ve got all my tomatoes planted up!
Finally I think the greenhouse is ready for the summer (apart from a little tidy up of trays and pots) as I think I’ve finally got all my tomatoes in their final pots and ready to go. It’s taken a … Continue reading
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Tagged brandywine, broad beans, chuck fenster, claire's allotment, Country taste, cucamelon, cuccino, cucumbers, greenhouse, homegrown revolution, http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/, James Wong, Moneymaker, Mr Fothergills seeds, pineapple, sun cherry premium, sutton seeds, tamarillo, the sutton, Thompson and Morgan, tomato tree, tomatoes
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Tuesday 18th June 2013 – Found a Radish shaped like bum!
I know that sometimes my veg are not the regulation shape and size, but today, honestly, I pulled up a radish that looked like a pair of bottom cheeks. Mark has the camera so I can’t add a photo of … Continue reading
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Tagged bean poles, birds, broad beans, broccoli, Broccoli spring sprouting, claire's allotment, greenhouse, http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/, Johnsons seeds, Jutrzenka, Moneymaker, Mr Fothergills seeds, radish, slugs, snails, sprouting, the sutton, tomatoes, weeding
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Monday 17th June 2013 – Got to try out my new toys.
Only I would get excited about new gardening toys. Little things get me all excited inside. Anyway this mornig I got to try out my “Double Hoe” and my “Soil Miller”, and all I can say is OMG they’re brilliant!! … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, claire's allotment, double hoe, soil miller, strawberry, thunder storms, wolf garten
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Sunday 16th June 2013 – NEC here Sally and I come!!
Today was the last day of Gardeners’ World Live. Sean James Cameron had some complimentary tickets, and asked if I’d like a couple. Not wanting to turn down something free, I said “Yes please”, and sent my friend Sally a … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, gardeners world live, sean james cameron, NEC, Birmingham, Good food show, BBC, plants, cakes, roses, David Austin, potato tree, sausages, cheese, wolf garten, telescopic handle, double hoe, soil miller, amazon, M25, fuel
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Friday 14th June 2013 – Much better day than yesterday.
I feel very naked without my fence panel up, but I’ve asked the guys who are going to replace our fence if they are able to do it sooner than we first requested. I’ve not yet heard back from them … Continue reading
Spoke too soon, bugger!!
Well I’ve just got in from taking a fence post and panel down. The wind ripped the post that was attached to the brick wall out, and the panel with it. The other post has now been propped up with … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, dunnock, eggs, fence panel, fence post, nest
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Thursday 13th June 2013 – Summer are you sure?
Well no trip to the allotment today because frankly it’s really crap outside. Grey sky, down pours and winds gusting to 50 miles per hour!! Yes, I’m serious. I know I typed June, but I’m beginning to wonder. Tomorrow is … Continue reading
Wednesday 12th June 2013 – I need some new gardening gloves.
Yes I know I go through gloves like there’s not tomorrow, but I’ve not yet warn these gloves through, but they really smell!! I think my hands have been sweating so much in them, that they’re now rank, poo! I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, cabbages, claire's allotment, digging, gardening gloves, homebase, sainsbury's, strawberries
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Tuesday 11th June 2013 – Why did I sow soooo many cabbages? And other things.
You never know how many seeds are going to germinate, so you always tend to sow more that you need. But when practically all the seed from 1 packet germinate, sometimes you’re at a loss of what to do with … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, broad beans, brussels sprout, butternut squash, cabbage, candisa f1, claire's allotment, falstaff, fennel, germinated, globe artichokes, http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/, march, Mr Fothergills seeds, pilgrim, strawberry, sweetcorn, Thompson and Morgan, victoria f1
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Monday 10th June 2013 – Afternoon filled with tomatoes and salad.
Once the kids were home from school and I’d sorted them out a snack, (they’re always starving when they come home from school. Emily has to cycle about a mile and a half to school, and George had been to … Continue reading
