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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(0)Dislikes(0)Courgette Cornucopia
Just to prove that I do grow other things than Continue reading Courgette Cornucopia
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(0)Dislikes(0)Allium Wishlist
OK, so maybe I should draw the line at over 40 types of Alliums, but there’s still some that interest me – so I may be able to squeeze in one or two more and possibly drop some of the annuals if the perennials perform well. Continue reading Allium Wishlist
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(0)Dislikes(0)All year Alliums Challenge 2016/17
I like alliums, chopped in a corned beef sandwich, baked whole, used to flavour stews, etc. and I tend to grow quite a few each year. Since getting the New Territories I’ve been thinking about having a perennial bed or two and have been looking at perennial alliums Continue reading All year Alliums Challenge 2016/17
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(0)Dislikes(0)Elephant Garlic
Who doesn’t want heads of garlic as big as your fist with individual cloves almost as big as a regular head but with a mild garlic flavour that won’t loose your friends. Well that’s what Elephant Garlic gives you. Continue reading Elephant Garlic
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(0)Dislikes(0)More Alliums!!!
With so many posts on garlic, leeks and onions in a row it’s starting to look like I’m a bit of an allium nut. I’m not honest (although it’s going to take a lot of convincing as there may be more in the pipeline). Continue reading More Alliums!!!
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(0)Dislikes(0)Baby leeks -Destined for experimentation
On the way home this morning I bought myself a tray of leek seedlings to plant up for an experiment. Continue reading Baby leeks -Destined for experimentation
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(0)Dislikes(0)Knowing your onions
It’s easy to tell the different between onions, leeks and garlic isn’t it Continue reading Knowing your onions
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(0)Dislikes(0)Many-Flowered Garlic – A Potential Perennial Leek
Lately I’ve been looking at a number of different edible perennial alliums and I’ve came across one which has piqued my interest. Continue reading Many-Flowered Garlic – A Potential Perennial Leek
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(0)Dislikes(0)2015 update videos
Last year I made a couple of update videos on YouTube, I’ve linked them below to keep everything together Continue reading 2015 update videos
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(0)Dislikes(0)The New Territories
I had my plot (The Jungle, plot number 3) for a year and put a lot of work into bringing it back into production. During this time the plot next door stood idle. Continue reading The New Territories
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(0)Dislikes(0)Square Foot Orchard
Whilst digging over the front of the plot I was coming upon loads of shattered glass. There was far too much to dig out and clear so, after several trug fulls of shards and splinters, I decided that the only way of dealing with it was to plant up the area with perennial plants so that I wouldn’t have to dig in the area again. Continue reading Square Foot Orchard
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(0)Dislikes(0)Reconstruction
Clear up started bagging and removing the junk lying around the plot. I also started work on getting it built back up.
I put the fence back up and gave it a nice blue coat of paint. Continue reading Reconstruction
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(1)Dislikes(0)Fixation with Fixation
Whenever we read about growing legumes one phrase that always pops up is
legumes fix nitrogen from the air into the soil
but is that necessarily the case?
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(0)Dislikes(0)In The Beginning….
In March 2015 I got the opportunity to take on a new allotment. I was offered a choice of three plots.
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