Having planted out my Babington Leeks in Autumn I’m pleased that not only have they survived but have thrived.
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Writeup of day to day work on the plot
November Fire
This year I’ve been pulling down sheds, structures and fences and ended up with a tidy pile of scrap and rotten wood.
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(1)Dislikes(0)Pumpkin Competition
Each year my allotment site has a heaviest pumpkin competition. It’s only £2 to enter and is is a friendly bit of competition amongst the plot holders. Some plants fail, some pumpkins don’t grow and some people withdraw out of embarrassment. Continue reading Pumpkin Competition
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(0)Dislikes(0)Planting Overwintering Alliums
It’s been raining most of the time the last couple of days so I took advantage of a dry bit to get some overwintering crops in.
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(1)Dislikes(0)Today on the plot
My squashed are on the turn.
Today I gave several plants a hair-cut today trimming off the old and dying leaves. The courgettes are slowing down – there doesn’t look to be too many female flowers formed on them now, mostly male. Come Saturday it will be two months of courgette harvests.
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(1)Dislikes(0)Exemplar Customer Service
A couple of weeks ago I found the seeds for Allium Polyanthum (Many flowered Garlic) and Allium Angulosum (Mouse Garlic) – both of which were hard to find in the UK – at a site called http://rareplants.eu
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(0)Dislikes(0)On the plot
Got down to the plot late today as I’ve been on nights and needed a nap.
Planted out a bed full of alliums – all those assorted plants and bulbs I received earlier.
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